Question

The total production of one trophic level that is actively ingested by the trophic level immediately above it is known as which efficiency?

Options

• Exploitation efficiency

• Growth efficiency

• Assimilation efficiency

• Production efficiency

Answer 1

Exploitation efficiency measures how much of the available biomass at one trophic level is actually consumed by the next higher trophic level. It represents the efficiency of predation and feeding relationships between consecutive trophic levels.