Question

Explain how the Second Law of Thermodynamics as it applies to biological systems influences the size of the populations of species at different trophic levels?

Answer 1

Ans . The second law of thermodynamics states that energy can be transformed and that occurs everyday in lifeforms. As organisms take energy from their environment they can transform it into useful energy. This is the foundation of tropic dynamics.

The second law of thermodynamics states that whenever energy is transformed , there is a loss of energy through the release of heat. This occurs when energy is transferred between the trophic levels.

Since the energy available at each trophic level decreases, the population of animals at higher trophic levels will be smaller than the populations at lower trophic levels.