The 10% Rule explains that when energy moves from one level of a food chain to the next, only 10% of that energy is available to the organisms at the higher level. In simpler terms, if a plant (producer) makes 100 units of energy from the sun, when a herbivore (primary consumer) eats the plant, it only gets 10 units of energy. Then, if a carnivore (secondary consumer) eats the herbivore, it receives only 1 unit of energy. This pattern continues up the food chain, meaning most of the energy is lost at each step, often as heat or through metabolic processes. So, only a small fraction of energy is passed on as you go up the energy pyramid.
The 10% Rule means that when energy is passed in an ecosystem from * 4 points one trophic level to the next, only ten percent of the energy will be passed on. A trophic level is the position of an organism in a food chain or energy pyramid. Describe the 10% rule in your own words using the ALL of the organisms from the energy pyramid at the top of this google form.
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