Question

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)
Responses

75%
75%

10%
10%

15%
15%

50%

Answer 1

10% — about 10% of the energy is typically transferred to the next trophic level (the rest is lost as heat, waste, and used for metabolism).