Question

How much energy is transferred up through the trophic levels from primary producer to

primary consumer?

Answer 1

On average, only about 10% of the energy stored as biomass in one trophic level—e.g., primary producers—gets stored as biomass in the next trophic level—e.g., primary consumers. Put another way, net productivity usually drops by a factor of ten from one trophic level to the next.