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GK QUESTION#3987

As energy moves from one trophic level to the next in a food chain, what is the general trend observed in the transfer of energy?

  1. AAll energy is converted into chemical form
  2. BOrganisms utilize the entire energy available
  3. CEnergy remains permanently stored at each trophic level
  4. DA portion of energy is dissipated into the surroundingsCorrect answer
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D. A portion of energy is dissipated into the surroundings

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Some energy is dissipated as heat during metabolism and is unavailable to the next trophic level. Transfer efficiency varies; a fixed ten-percent value and an absolute food-chain length limit are not universal laws.

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