Biology GCSE
Efficiency of biomass transfer
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Only approximately 10 % of the biomass from each trophic level is transferred to the level above it, and this figure is an approximation that varies with the organisms and environment.
Topics that use Efficiency of biomass transfer
- Transfer of biomass (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Biomass transfer between trophic levels
- Dry mass
- egestion
- Energy loss in ecosystems
- Energy loss in food chains
- Fate of incident light
- Glucose as respiratory substrate
- Pyramid of biomass
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