Biology · Ecosystem and Ecology
The primary reason the pyramid of energy is always upright in any ecosystem is:
- 1Top carnivores have a significantly higher rate of reproduction
- 2The Second Law of Thermodynamics dictates energy loss as heat at each trophic transfer✓
- 3Organisms decrease in physical size at successive higher levels
- 4There is greater total biomass at lower trophic levels
Correct answer
The Second Law of Thermodynamics dictates energy loss as heat at each trophic transfer
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