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Prompt
Use the model here to describe the transfer of matter and flow of energy from one trophic level to another within an ecosystem. All
of the following must be addressed in your response to receive full credit:
a. Discuss the transfer of biomass when one organism eats another. Use your knowledge of digestion to discuss how food is
broken down and used by the consumer.
b. Explain what happens to the energy that is not transferred from one organism to another.
c. Explain why there are typically fewer organisms at the top of an energy pyramid.
d. Use specific numbers and calculations to support your explanation.
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The energy pyramid shows the flow of energy in the ecosystem from one trophic level to another within an ecosystem. We know that from one trophic level to another, only about 10% of energy is transferred among biomass.

The energy that is not transferred is utilized for the metabolic activities of the organisms at that level and then lost as heat. Due to the decrease of energy at the higher levels of the pyramid, lesser organisms tend to appear at the top of the pyramid.

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