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jace

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As a rough rule of thumb, about ________ of the energy consumed as food at a given food chain level is converted to new biomass, and the remaining is respired and dissipated as heat.
 
  A) 10 percent
  B) 20 percent
  C) 30 percent
  D) 40 percent
  E) 50 percent

Question 2

Each step in the food chain is called a ________.
 
  A) rung
  B) phylum
  C) ecological order
  D) trophic level
  E) environmental determinant


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kswal303

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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D


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Reply #2 on: Jul 14, 2018
Thank you


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Reply #3 on: Jul 14, 2018
No problemo


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