Question

1. in a trophic pyramid the primary consumers have 1500 j of food energy. 1 point how much of that energy will be transferred to the secondary consumers? use the 10% rule there will be ____ j of energy transferred for the secondary consumers. (only write the number) your answer 6) if only 10% of the energy is transferred to the next trophic level, what percentage of the food energy was lost as heat or used in metabolic processes? * 1 point the percentage of the food energy that was converted to heat or used in metabolic processes was ____ %. (only write the number) your answer

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate energy transfer for question 5

The 10% rule means 10% of energy is transferred to the next trophic level.
Energy of primary consumers = \(1500\) J.
Energy transferred to secondary consumers \(=1500\times0.1\)

Step2: Calculate energy loss percentage for question 6

If 10% is transferred, then the percentage lost as heat or used in metabolic processes \(=100 - 10\)

Answer:

1. \(150\)
2. \(90\)