Question

In an energy pyramid, the amount of energy at the producer level is 475,650 kilocalories. The pyramid has four trophic levels, including the producer level. Assuming that 10% of the energy is retained at every level, how much energy is available for the second-level consumers?
The energy available for the second-level consumers is _______
kilocalories.

Answer 1

Answer:

There are three energy level in the energy pyramid. The producers have the 100% energy and the primary consumers feed on the producers and obtain 10% energy the producers have and secondary consumers feed on the primary consumers.

The energy left at this level is 10% of the energy that primary consumers have.

Hence, Producers will have 475,650 kilocalories

Primary consumers will have 475,65 kilocalories

Secondary consumers will have 4756.5 kilocalories