Question

Based on the food chain below, if a bald eagle acquires 50 kg of energy, how much energy did the zooplankton get from the phytoplankton?

phytoplankton mc024-1.jpg zooplankton mc024-2.jpg bivalves mc024-3.jpg sea ducks mc024-4.jpg bald eagle
500 kg
5,000 kg
50,000 kg
500,000 kg

Answer 1

If the bald eagle acquires 50 kg of energy, the energy transfer from the zooplankton to the bald eagle is typically around 10%, meaning the zooplankton would have received approximately 500 kg of energy from the phytoplankton.