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What fraction of the energy from one trophic level carries up to the next trophic level?

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One-tenth .

Step-by-step explanation:

  • Energy flow in an ecosystem is is determined by two basic laws of thermodynamics; the first law of thermodynamics and second law of thermodynamics.
  • According to the second law of thermodynamics, there is a gradual decrease in energy at successive trophic levels.
  • It is so because at each transfer, about 80-90% of energy available at lower trophic level is used to overcome its entropy and to perform metabolic activities.
  • Only one-tenth (10%) of the total energy is carried up to the next trophic level.
  • The law governing the retaining of only 10% of chemical energy at each trophic level is called ten percent law.

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