NEET Biology Ecosystem Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Ecosystem

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    Which of the following organism types would probably rank the highest in terms of their expected efficiency of energy transfer between trophic levels?

    A) Herbivorous mammal

    B) Carnivorous mammal

    C) Invertebrate herbivore

    D) Invertebrate carnivore

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    [a] Because they spend so much energy maintaining   constant   high   body temperatures, mammals (and birds) have very low production efficiencies. Herbivores are less efficient than carnivores because plant tissues take more energy to digest than animal tissues do.


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