Question

Based on the energy flow between trophic levels in an energy pyramid how much energy would be expected to be found at the secondary consumer level in this pyramid

Answer 1

100J of energy is transferred to the secondary consumers

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the second law of thermodynamics, energy transfer from one trophic level to another is not usually a 100% transfer of energy. This is because the organisms at each trophic level use energy derived from food substances to carry out its activities.

Only about 10% of the energy obtained at each trophic level is transferred to the next trophic level.

This implies that only about 1000J of energy is transferred to the primary consumers and 100J of energy is transferred to the secondary consumers.