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Question

(4 points)
Each trophic level has less energy than the level below it. This pattern is known as the
and describes loss of energy between trophic levels.

In any ecosystem, the
level has the most energy and the most biomass; the
level has the least energy and the smallest biomass.

If the Primary Producer level in this example represented 100,000 J of energy, the amount of energy in the Secondary Consumer level would be
.

Answer 1

Each trophic level has less energy than the level below it. This pattern is known as the 10% Rule and describes loss of energy between trophic levels.

In any ecosystem, the Primary Producer level has the most energy and the most biomass; the Tertiary Consumer level has the least energy and the smallest biomass.

If the Primary Producer level in this example represented 100,000 J of energy, the amount of energy in the Secondary Consumer level would be 1,000 J.