This Image represents the 10% rule. What is the 10% rule? *
01%
Energy Last As
Decomposers
1%
Secondary Consunkers
10% Primary Consumers
100% Primary Producers
Recycled Nutrients
Energy Pyramid
Sun's Energy
10% of the energy in a system is lost to the environment
10% of all organisms are able to reproduce in each ecosystem
70% of energy in the previous trophic level is available to the next trophic level.
10% of all organisms in each trophic level will survive
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The 10% rule refers to the idea that only about 10% of the energy from one trophic level is transferred to the next trophic level in an ecosystem. This means that as energy flows through the food chain, only a small fraction of the energy is passed on to the next level. This is often represented in energy pyramids, such as the one shown in the image.
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