Question
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The diagram shows an energy pyramid, a mathematical model of energy flow in an ecosystem.
Energy
200 kcal
Carnivore
Herbivore
2,000 kcal
Producer
20,000 kcal
The energy a plant leaf stores is not equal to the energy a plant leaf transfers to the herbivore that consumes it.
Why is there a difference between the stored energy and the transferred energy?
O A. Organisms produce energy at each trophic level.
• B. Consumers make energy to correct the difference producers create.
c. consumers transfer and absorb energy as heat from the environment.
O D. Producers and consumers transfer and lose energy as heat into the environment.
Answer
D. Producers and consumers transfer and lose energy as heat into the environment.