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Why does the amount of energy in an ecosystem decrease from one topic level to the next?

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The reason that the amount of energy decreases is because of the work that goes into it . When an animal like cow eats grass it uses energy to digest it and that releases in heat . So when we eat cows there is less energy within the food . Hope that helps .
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