Energy Transfer Through Food Webs and Food Chains in Nature

question 119

True/False

Energy transfer through food webs and food chains in nature is extremely efficient.

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Definitions:

Capillary Permeability

The ability of substances to pass through capillary walls into tissue spaces.

Lymphatics

Part of the immune system, consisting of a network of vessels that carry lymph, a fluid containing infection-fighting white blood cells.

Plasma Membranes

A double-layer of lipids forming a barrier around the cell cytoplasm, regulating the entry and exit of materials.

Hyperpolarization

A state in which the membrane potential of a cell becomes more negative than its normal resting potential.