Question

in which example would chemical energy transfer from one organism to another?
○ a squirrel eating a nut
○ a beaver building a dam
○ a lizard warming itself in the sun
○ a trees roots breaking up a rock

Explanation:

Chemical energy transfer between organisms occurs when one organism consumes organic matter produced by another, as the matter stores chemical energy.

• A beaver building a dam involves mechanical energy, not chemical energy transfer between organisms.
• A lizard warming in the sun uses solar energy, not transfer between organisms.
• A tree's roots breaking rock uses mechanical energy from the tree, no inter-organism chemical energy transfer.
• A nut is an organic structure from a plant (an organism) that stores chemical energy; when a squirrel eats it, this chemical energy transfers to the squirrel.

Answer:

a squirrel eating a nut