What is true about the efficiency of energy transfer in an ecosystem?

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Zorayr · Answer 1 · 2016-05-22T05:01:55+0000

Energy is lost as it is transferred between ecosystem trophic levels; the efficiency of this energy transfer is measured by NPE and TLTE.

Keira Nighly · Answer 2 · 2016-05-26T17:47:29+0000

Very inefficient. Almost 90% of all energy is lost between trophic levels. That is why larger animals need to eat more, because less energy is being consumed.

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