In which form is energy lost as it moves up the trophic levels?

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B. Mainly as heat through respiration

1. Each organism uses most ingested energy for metabolic work.
2. This metabolic activity dissipates energy as heat into the environment.
3. Hence each trophic transfer loses roughly 90% of ingested energy.
_Source: syllabus Science, Ch 13 "Our Environment", §13.1.1_

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As mass of decomposers (option)

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As stored DNA

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As nitrogen gas

In which form is energy lost as it moves up the trophic levels?

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