Assimilation efficiency is the ratio of ____

a. energy content of food consumed to the energy content of food available
b. energy absorbed from consumed food to the food’s total energy content
c. energy content of new tissue produced to the energy assimilated from food
d. net productivity at one trophic level to the trophic level below
e. producers to consumers


ANSWER: b

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