Question

as chemical energy flows through various trophic levels of an ecosystem the amount ofavailable energy is reduced. Which of the following statements best explains the reason for thereduction of available energy at successive trophic levels?a. most of the energy is used to maintain a constant temperature in the Organism.b.most of the energy remains stored in an Organism tissues for metabolism.C.a large amount of energy is lost to the surrounding environment as heat.d. a large amount of energy is available to microbes during decomposition.

Answer 1

As chemical energy flows through various trophic levels of an ecosystem the amount of available energy is reduced because most of the energy is lost to the surrounding environment as heat.

The correct option is c.