Energy can be measured in calories. 1,000 calories is called a kilocalorie (kcal).

Question

If the producers have 10,000 kcal of energy and 10% is transferred to the primary consumers, how much energy is transferred?

Answer 1

To determine how much energy is transferred to the primary consumers, you can calculate 10% of the 10,000 kilocalories (kcal) produced.

The calculation is as follows:

$$\text{Energy transferred}=10,000,\text{kcal}\times 0.10=1,000,\text{kcal}$$

Therefore, the amount of energy transferred to the primary consumers is 1,000 kcal.