The Transfer of Biomass in Food Chains: Efficiency and Energy Loss

The Transfer of Biomass in Food Chains: Efficiency and Energy Loss

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The video discusses biomass and energy transfer in food chains, highlighting inefficiencies at each trophic level. It explains the pyramid of biomass, calculates transfer efficiencies, and explores energy loss due to non-ingestion, non-absorption, and respiration. The video emphasizes the impact of trophic levels on efficiency, showing that fewer levels increase efficiency and support more organisms.

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