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The average efficiency of energy transfer between trophic levels is approximately.

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10%

Step-by-step explanation:

On average, only 10% of energy stored as biomass in a trophic level is passed from one level to the next. This is known as 10% rule.

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10%

Step-by-step explanation:

It's the famous "10 percent rule" that limits how much energy is transferred b/w trophic levels.

So if we started with 1000 kJ of energy then on average, only 10%, which is about 100 kJ of energy is passed onto the next trophic level.

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