Question

What is meant by Assimilated Energy

Answer 1

the absorption of nutrients into the body after digestion in the intestine and it's transformation in biological tissues and fluids . assimilation is occurring in every cell of the body to help develop new cells .

Answer 2

Assimilated Energy:

• The total energy including the production energy, respired energy and the excreted energy is collectively referred to assimilated energy.
• The assimilated energy is the efficiency of animals to convert the ingested food to the energy required for growth and reproduction.
• The production energy includes energy used for growth and reproduction.
• The assimilated energy along with consumed energy determines the energetic of a food chain.
• The consumed energy is the total of assimilated and egested energies.
• The percentage of the consumed energy that is actually assimilated gives the assimilated efficiency which increases with increase in tropic level.