In food web, each successive trophic level has? A. Increased total energy B. Less total energy content C. More total energy content D. Non estimated energy content
Question
In food web, each successive trophic level has? A. Increased total energy B. Less total energy content C. More total energy content D. Non estimated energy content
Solution
The correct answer is B. Less total energy content.
This is because of the 10% rule in ecology, which states that only about 10% of the energy from one trophic level is passed on to the next. This is due to the energy lost as metabolic heat when the organisms from one trophic level are consumed by the next. Therefore, each successive trophic level has less total energy content.
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