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1) Only a portion of the mass of food ingested by an herbivore, such as a limpet

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1) Only a portion of the mass of food ingested by an herbivore, such as a limpet, is passed on to primary consumers in the next trophic level. What happens to the rest?

Select one:

a. It is converted into kinetic energy by snail respiration for its own metabolic processes.

b. It is used by the snail for growth

c. It is excreted as feces.

d. b and c

e. all a, b and c

2) Only a portion of the mass of food ingested by an herbivore, such as a snail, is passed on to primary consumers in the next trophic level. What happens to the rest?

a. It is converted into kinetic energy by snail respiration for its own metabolic processes.

b. It is used by the snail for growth

c. It is excreted as feces.

d. b and c

e. all a, b and c

Explanation / Answer

A

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