Energy can be measured in calories. 1,000 calories is called a kilocalorie (kcal).

Question

If the producers have 10,000 kcal of energy and 10% is transferred to the primary consumers, how much energy is transferred?

Answer 1

To determine how much energy is transferred to the primary consumers, you can calculate 10% of the 10,000 kilocalories (kcal) produced.

The calculation is as follows:

\[ \text{Energy transferred} = 10,000 , \text{kcal} \times 0.10 = 1,000 , \text{kcal} \]

Therefore, the amount of energy transferred to the primary consumers is 1,000 kcal.