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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10 percent
10 percent

50 percent
50 percent

75 percent
75 percent

15 percent

Answer 1

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