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Going down each trophic level on the pyramid results in a 90% decrease in that energy transfer. True False.

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Answer: False

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This is Going down in trophic levels not up.

User G Gr
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That statement is true because The amount of energy at each trophic level decreases as it moves through an ecosystem at least is 10% of the energy at any traffic levels transferred to the next level the rest is lost largely through the metabolic process as heat.
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