Question

what types of changes occur in the amount of energy during its transfer from plant to apex consumers?

Answer 1

only ten percent of energy is passed from one level to another in food web or food chain

Answer 2

1. Green plants of the ecosystem store large amount of energy in the form of carbohydrates and proteins as well.
2. Before reaching to decomposers they have a tropical level in which energy is passed through primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer
3. The level of energy goes on decreasing while moving from one place to other because some amount of energy is liberated in the form of heat
4. The apex consumer receives the least amount of energy.

Extra Information:

• The interaction between biotic and abiotic components is known as ecosystem.
• The interactions follow a definite sequence called the food chain.
• Each chain consists of four, five or more links.
• An ecosystem consisting of interconnected food chains at various level constitute food web.