Transformation of energy in food chain can be termed as the part of food chain and food web, in which one organism consuming another organism and that organism intake next organisms in food chain, so energy transforming from one organism to another. The highest energy present in producers that is autotrophic organisms such as plant and energy will decrease as we go down to trophic levels. In the diagram the arrow indicates flow of energy from one organism to another. The plants have highest energy means stored carbohydrates, so that they can grow like larger trees.
Progressive loss of energy in food chain:
- Plants get 1000 J of light energy from the sun, and makes food from this energy only 10 % of energy is transformed to the herbivores (The living organisms which feed on plants).
- After the herbivores, third trophic level in food chain are carnivores, the living organisms which feed on animal parts are called carnivores, these carnivores will eat herbivores.
- The available energy to herbivores is 10 J. From this available energy of herbivores only 10 % of energy will transformed to carnivores that is 1 J of energy.
- The carnivore will be consumed by any omnivore organisms and the more energy will loss.
- As we can observe from the diagram that only 10% of energy is transforming from one trophic level to another.
- The remaining 90% of energy is lost in environment.
- This is called as progressive loss of energy.
Question and answers:
1.)What is transformation in food chain ?
Answer: Transformation of energy in food chain can be termed as the part of food chain and food web, in which one organism consuming another organism and that organism intake next organisms in food chain, so energy transforming from one organism to another.
2.) How the energy transform from one trophic level to another?
Answer:The highest energy present in producers that is autotrophic organisms such as plant and energy will decrease as we go down to trophic levels. In the diagram the arrow indicates flow of energy from one organism to another. The plants have highest energy means stored carbohydrates, so that they can grow like larger trees.
3.) Explain the process of progressive loss of energy in food chain.
Answer:
1) Plants get 1000 J of light energy from the sun, and makes food from this energy only 10 % of energy is transformed to the herbivores (The living organisms which feed on plants).
2) After the herbivores, third trophic level in food chain are carnivores, the living organisms which feed on animal parts are called carnivores, these carnivores will eat herbivores.
3) The available energy to herbivores is 10 J. From this available energy of herbivores only 10 % of energy will transformed to carnivores that is 1 J of energy.
4) The carnivore will be consumed by any omnivore organisms and the more energy will loss.
5) As we can observe from the diagram that only 10% of energy is transforming from one trophic level to another.
6) The remaining 90% of energy is lost in environment.
7) This is called as progressive loss of energy.