Approximately how much of available energy is transferred between trophic levels in an energy pyramid? (ie:primary consumers receive ..... of the total energy available in producers)

ECOLOGY

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Approximately how much of available energy is transferred between trophic levels in an energy pyramid? (ie:primary consumers receive ____ of the total energy available in producers)

A	5%
B	10%
C	50%
D	100%

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -On average, only about 10 percent of energy stored as biomass in a trophic level is passed from one level to the next. This is known as “the 10 percent rule” and it limits the number of trophic levels an ecosystem can support. living organisms, and the energy contained within them.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to this law, only 10 per cent of the energy entering a particular trophic level of organisms is available for transfer to the next higher trophic level.

Detailed explanation-3: -The amount of energy at each trophic level decreases as it moves through an ecosystem. As little as 10 percent of the energy at any trophic level is transferred to the next level; the rest is lost largely through metabolic processes as heat.

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