Owls eat rats, mice, shrews, and small birds. assume that, over a period of time, an owl consumes 5,000 j of animal material. the owl loses 2,300 j in feces and owl pellets and uses 2,600 j for cellular respiration. what is the production efficiency of this owl

The production efficiency of this owl is %

Explanation:

Given -

Energy from food J

Energy lost in feces J

Energy used in cellular respiration (metabolism) J

The production efficiency of consumer in an ecosystem is given by

(Energy from food- Energy lost in feces-Energy used in cellular respiration (metabolism)) divided by (Energy from food- Energy lost in feces)

Substituting the given values in above equation, we get -

%

Hence, the production efficiency of this owl is %

b - the respond is innate and varies over time.

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