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The amount of energy lost at the transition between each trophic level of the pyramid of energy is about _______.

a.
10%
b.
50%
c.
70%
d.
90%

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Answer:

D. 90%

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D.
90% of the energy in one trophic level is lost when we go into the next one. This is the reason that the biomass at higher levels of the food pyramid is less than that at the bottom.
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