Which one of the following does not explain why there is a decrease in energy through the trophic levels in an ecosystem?

there is an increase in biomass as trophic levels decrease.

energy is lost as organisms grow older over time.

there is an increase in the number of individuals as trophic levels decrease.

energy is lost from the processes of respiration and metabolism.

Coat color in cats is determined by genes at several different loci. at one locus on the x chromosome, one allele (x ) encodes black fur and another allele (xo) encodes orange fur. females can be black (x x ), orange (xoxo), or a mixture of orange and black called tortoiseshell (x xo). males are either black (x y) or orange (xoy). bill has a female tortoiseshell cat named patches. one night, patches escapes from bill\'s house, spends the night out, and mates with a stray male. patches later gives birth to the following kittens: one orange male, one black male, two tortoiseshell females, and one orange female. what are the genotypes of patches, the stray male, and the kittens?

In the respiration-photosynthesis cycle shown above, what are the products of cellular respiration that belong in box 2?

There are fewer than 100 naturally occurring elements in the universe, but there are millions of different unified substances. explain how this can be true.