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Which factor best explains why biomass decreases as trophic level increases in a food pyramid?

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Some energy is converted to heat
Energy is lost in form of heat as one goes up the trophic levels, which results in decrease in bio mass of the subsequent trophic levels.Biomass is the food available for the next trophic level in a food chain and is used as a source of renewable energy.


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