Answer:
Energy retained at consumer level 1 - [tex]100[/tex] units
Energy retained at consumer level 2 - [tex]10[/tex] units
Energy retained at consumer level 3 - [tex]1[/tex] units
Explanation:
The total units of energy [tex]= 1000[/tex] lies at the producer level of the energy pyramid.
Now at each trophic level only 10% of the energy of its previous level is passed on which means at
Consumer level 1 -
energy retained [tex]= 10[/tex] % energy at producer level
[tex]= \frac{10}{100} *1000\\= 100[/tex] units
Like wise -
Energy retained at consumer level 2 -
[tex]\frac{10}{100} * 100\\= 10[/tex] units
Energy retained at consumer level 3 -
[tex]\frac{10}{100} * 10\\= 1[/tex] units
Thus,
Energy retained at consumer level 1 - [tex]100[/tex] units
Energy retained at consumer level 2 - [tex]10[/tex] units
Energy retained at consumer level 3 - [tex]1[/tex] units
