Describe the energy transformations that occur when sunlight falls on a field of grass, the grass is eaten by a herbivore (such as a deer), and the herbivore is eaten by a carnivore (such as a cougar). Use the laws of thermodynamics to explain why there is more grass than deer, and more deer than cougars(in terms of their total biomass).

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Describe the energy transformations that occur when sunlight falls on a field of grass, the grass is eaten by a herbivore (such as a deer), and the herbivore is eaten by a carnivore (such as a cougar). Use the laws of thermodynamics to explain why there is more grass than deer, and more deer than cougars
(in terms of their total biomass).

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