Trophic Levels and Energy Flow

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Detritovore

  • An organism that feeds on dead organic matter (detritus).

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Consumption efficiency

  • The percentage of energy in a trophic level that is consumed by the next trophic level.

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Assimilation efficiency

  • The percentage of consumed energy that is digested and absorbed into the consumer's body.

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Production efficiency

The percentage of assimilated energy that is used for growth and reproduction (production of new biomass