Question

the 10% rule states that only 10% of the available energy is passed on to the next trophic level. if the producers have 10,000 kcal of energy available, how much is passed on to the secondary consumers? 1750 kcal 10 kcal 100 kcal

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate energy passed to primary consumers

Producers to primary consumers: \(10000\times10\% = 10000\times0.1=1000\) kcal

Step2: Calculate energy passed to secondary consumers

Primary consumers to secondary consumers: \(1000\times10\%=1000\times0.1 = 100\) kcal

Answer:

100 kcal