Most of the Energy Contained in One Trophic Level Is

question 43

Multiple Choice

Most of the energy contained in one trophic level is "lost" when it gets to the next trophic level. What form does the lost energy take?

• A) free electrons
• B) metabolic heat
• C) potential energy, in chemical bonds
• D) kinetic energy, in the motion of consumers

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Definitions:

Work Habits

A person’s characteristic approach to work, including such things as organization, priority setting, and handling of paperwork, e-mail, and intranets.

Preoccupied

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Unfinished Tasks

Tasks that have been started but not completed, often causing a mental or emotional burden due to the pending work that remains to be done.

Productivity

The measure of the efficiency of a person, machine, factory, system, etc., in converting inputs into useful outputs.