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EXPLAIN how energy changes and is distributed as it moves from level to the next in a food chain.

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Energy decreases as it moves up trophic levels because energy is lost as metabolic heat when the organisms from one trophic level are consumed by organisms from the next level.
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Answer: There is a smaller amount of energy consumed making the consumer eat more

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