On an average of the food eaten is turned into organism’s own body and is available for the nextlevel of consumer in a food chain. What fraction of the food eaten is not available for the next level?

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Philoid · Accepted Answer

Lets consider the total amount of food consumed = 1

Amount of food available for next level

Now the amount of not available for next level will be

On an averageof the food eaten is turned into organism’s own body and is available for the nextlevel of consumer in a food chain.What fraction of the food eaten is not available for the next level?

On an averageof the food eaten is turned into organism’s own body and is available for the nextlevel of consumer in a food chain.
What fraction of the food eaten is not available for the next level?