Energy Transfer & Decay Flashcards

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Why aren’t there usually more than five tropic levels in a pyramid?

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There isn’t enough energy to sustain life.

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Why is there less energy and biomass in higher trophic levels?

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The trophic level before the next uses a lot of the energy so the next level gets less upon consumption.

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