Which statement correctly describes the transfer of energy between the blue arrows?
a. There is a loss of energy.
b. There is a gain in energy.
c. There is no change in energy.
d. There is twice the gain of energy.

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anonymous · Answer

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blues · Answer

Well generally, each trophic level relates to the one below it by absorbing some but not all of the energy it consumes. So I think it will be A: there will be some energy lost between the levels indicated by the blue arrows.

anonymous · Answer

oh thanks i thought it was the other way around

blues · Answer

I think of it in terms of digestion. The fish has a certain amount of energy in it. If you broke every single chemical bond in every single molecule which makes up the fish, it would release a certain amount of energy.

When the hawk eats the fish, the hawk digests it to a certain extent. In molecular terms, it breaks a certain number of those bonds and releases the stored energy, but it can't break the others so it excretes them. Guano. That energy is lost.

Clear?

anonymous · Answer

oh yea it is now thanks;

faman39 · Answer

i think b

faman39 · Answer

bt i m not sure abt

anonymous · Answer

u dont need to explain this one just go where ever i go, ok?