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%

50%
50%

10%
10%

15%
15%

1 answer

The approximate amount of energy that is passed from one trophic level to the next in a food chain is about 10%. This is known as the 10% rule in ecology.