Question

Using the ten percent rule, determine how many kilocalories of
energy the tertiary consumer tuna will receive.
Algae Shrimp Lantern Fish Tuna
135,000 Kcal
(1 point)
1,350 Kcal
13,500 Kcal
135,000 Kcal
135 Kca

Answer 1

According to the ten percent rule, each level of the food chain only receives 10% of the energy from the previous level.
Given that the tertiary consumer tuna is at the fourth level of the food chain and receives 135,000 Kcal, we can apply the ten percent rule three times to determine the energy the tuna receives from each level before it.

From Algae: 135,000 Kcal * 0.1 = 13,500 Kcal
From Shrimp: 13,500 Kcal * 0.1 = 1,350 Kcal
From Lantern Fish: 1,350 Kcal * 0.1 = 135 Kcal

Therefore, the tertiary consumer tuna will receive 135 Kcal of energy.