Question

Assume that grass has 1500 calories of energy. How many calories are transferred to the

flea beetle? How many calories are transferred to the sparrow?

Answer 1

Calories are transferred to flea beetle = 150 Calories

Calories are transferred to the sparrow = 15 Calories

Explanation:

Given:

Calories in grass = 1,500 Calories

Find:

Calories are transferred to flea beetle

Calories are transferred to the sparrow

Computation:

According to food chain level only 10 % of Calorie transferred to the next level.

So,

Calories are transferred to flea beetle = 10% (Calories in grass)

Calories are transferred to flea beetle = 10% (1,500)

Calories are transferred to flea beetle = 150 Calories

Calories are transferred to the sparrow = 10% (Calories are transferred to flea beetle)

Calories are transferred to the sparrow = 10% (150)

Calories are transferred to the sparrow = 15 Calories