rabbits
green plants
The amount of energy at each trophic level in an ecosystem decreases as it moves through the ecosystem. Typically, only
the energy at one trophic level is transferred to the next level. The remaining energy is lost through metabolic processes
Suppose that, in the ecosystem modeled above, 150,000 kcal (kilocalories) of energy are contained within green plants. A
amount of energy transferred from one trophic level to the next is exactly 10 percent, determine the following amounts
ecosystem.
kcal of energy will be transferred from green plants to rabbits.
kcal of energy will be transferred from rabbits to weasels.
kcal of energy will be transferred from weasels to eagles.
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