As energy is passed through the food chain, some of the energy is lost as heat. What is the approximate amount of energy that is passed from one trophic level to the next?(1 point)

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50 percent
50 percent

10 percent
10 percent

75 percent
75 percent

15 percent

Answer 1

The approximate amount of energy that is passed from one trophic level to the next is 10 percent. This is often referred to as the 10% rule in ecology.