7.4.5

Transfer Efficiency

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Transfer of Biomass

Energy is wasted at each trophic level in a food chain, meaning less biomass and energy is passed on to the next organism in the food chain.

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Producers

  • Producers only manage to trap approximately 1% of light energy from the sun.
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General rule for transfer efficiency

  • A general rule for transfer efficiency between all trophic levels is that 10% of energy from a given trophic level will be available to the next trophic level.

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1Cell Biology

1.1What's in Cells?

1.2Cell Division

1.3Transport in Cells

2Organisation

2.1Principles of Organisation

2.2Enzymes

2.3Circulatory System

2.4Non-Communicable Diseases

2.5Plant Tissues, Organs & Systems

3Infection & Response

4Bioenergetics

5Homeostasis & Response

5.1Homeostasis

5.2The Human Nervous System

5.3Hormonal Coordination in Humans

5.4Plant Hormones

6Inheritance, Variation & Evolution

7Ecology

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