Grasses collect energy from sunlight. Rabbits collect energy by eating grasses. Coyotes collect energy by eating rabbits. Which of the following organisms has the least amount of energy available to them (as compared to the amount of solar energy that hits Earth from space)?   A. Coyotes, because some of the original amount of energy was lost as body heat in grasses and rabbits   B. Grasses, because the energy has yet to be condensed as it moves through the food chain

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Grasses collect energy from sunlight. Rabbits collect energy by eating grasses. Coyotes collect energy by eating rabbits. Which of the following organisms has the least amount of energy available to them (as compared to the amount of solar energy that hits Earth from space)?
 
A. Coyotes, because some of the original amount of energy was lost as body heat in grasses and rabbits
 
B. Grasses, because the energy has yet to be condensed as it moves through the food chain
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