Question

In a food chain, with each feeding relationship, the energy transferred from one organism to another will(1 point)
Responses

decrease.
decrease.

remain constant.
remain constant.

increase.
increase.

be independent of the level.

Answer 1

In a food chain, with each feeding relationship, the energy transferred from one organism to another will **decrease**. This is because, according to the 10% rule in ecology, typically only about 10% of the energy from one trophic level is passed on to the next level, while the rest is lost as heat and used for metabolic processes.