Campbell Biology
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Author: Urry
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Chapter 55.3, Problem 1CC
If an insect that eats plant seeds containing 100 J of energy uses 30 J of that energy for respiration and excretes 50 J in its feces, what is the insect's net secondary production? What is its production efficiency?
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