Question

only __________of the food eaten by an 14. Only organism is turned into body mass
b. 12%
a. 20%
d. 10%
c. 40%​

Answer 1

The correct option is d) 10%

Explanation:

• The food eaten by an organism is utilized by the organism to perform various metabolic activities.
• Most of the energy from the food is lost as heat.
• Only 10 percent of the energy is converted into the body mass of the organism.
• Hence, the energy keeps reducing as it passes from one organism to another.