There are many fewer individual hawks at level 5 than there are grasses at level 1 because energy decreases significantly as it flows through the food chain, with only about 10% of the energy from one trophic level being passed to the next; thus, a large amount of grass can support only a small number of top predators like hawks. This energy loss limits the number of organisms at higher trophic levels, resulting in far fewer hawks compared to grasses.
In 1-2 sentences, explain why there are so many less individual organisms at the level labeled "5" than there are at the level labeled "1." Your explanation should include how energy flow affects the number of organisms at each level.
the chart shows grass as 1, 5 Grasshoppers as 2, 4 frogs at 3, 3 snakes at 4 and 1 hawk at 5
Grading Considerations:
Your answer should be in 1-2 complete sentences.
Your answer must include the name of the organisms at level 1 and level 5 when explaining your answer.
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