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think of the cycle from sun to the fish can you describe what is going on?
the sun gives the phytoplankton energy, the copecod eats the phytoplankton for energy, the bay anchovy eats the copepod, the menhaden eats the bay anchovy and the bluefish eats the menhaden.
is there any energy loss in between?
no
are you sure?
the bluefish loses energy because the menhaden?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/standard/biology/biosphere/how_it_works/revision/2/ i would suggest you to read a little more about this topic because there is energy loss and because of that amount of energy passed down will decrease each time it is transferred from organism to other when an animal/organism eats something that used sun light energy it gets that energy, and uses it = so loses it, for its own metabolism, daily activities, waste and reproduction so the energy of its own biomass that is left in the animal when it dies or eaten is transferred to the other specie that eat it
so less energy is available to next organism that fed on current one
does it make sense?
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