Question 2 (12 pts total) a. 2 pts
Does the amount of energy from the food eaten (Kcal) by
each organism equal the amount of energy used by each
organism? Support your answer by showing your
calculations.
b.
a. Which animal is more efficient at using its energy (1 pt)?
b. How do you know its more efficient? What evidence do
you have to support this(2 pts)?
c. What kind of consumer is an elephant? 1 pt
d. What kind of consumer is a lion? 1 pt
e. Using what you know about energy transfer in an
ecosystem, give one reason why it makes sense that the
organism you identified as being more efficient actually is
more efficient at using its energy. 5 pts