What is generally true about biomass and energy as we move from one trophic level to the next?
A)They both increase.
B)Organisms at one trophic level always consume all of the resources from the level below them.
C)Not all energy is transferred to the next trophic level.
D)All of the energy stored initially in organic molecules by the primary producers will be available to the secondary consumers.
E)Biomass increases but energy decreases.

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Not all energy is transferred to the next trophic level. This is due to energy being lost as heat during metabolic processes and some energy being used for growth and reproduction at the previous trophic level. As a result, each successive trophic level has less available energy than the one before it.

What Is Generally True About Biomass and Energy as We