The ratio of the productivity of one trophic level over what its organisms consume is known as
A)consumption efficiency.
B)trophic efficiency.
C)food chain efficiency.
D)detrital efficiency.

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The ratio of productivity of one trophic level over what its organisms consume is known as trophic efficiency. Option A, consumption efficiency, is the ratio of food consumed to the amount of available food. Option C, food chain efficiency, is the amount of energy retained in each trophic level in a food chain. Option D, detrital efficiency, is the percentage of energy from dead organic matter that is transferred to higher trophic levels.

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