Rank the following from highest to lowest in terms of their

Rank the following (from highest to lowest) in terms of their expected production efficiency: mouse, beetle, fox. mouse > beetle > fox mouse > fox > beetle beetle > mouse > fox beetle > fox > mouse fox > mouse > beetle

Solution

beetle>mouse>fox

Production efficiency is equal to the production divided by the assimilation for animals. The \"production\" here refers to growth plus reproduction.

It measures how efficiently each trophic level uses and incorporates the energy from its food into biomass to fuel the next trophic level. Plants have the greatest net production efficiencies.

Production efficiency for ectotherms is ten times higher than for endotherms.