Question

Which trophic level
contains more energy: a trophic
level of herbivores or a trophic
level of carnivores? Why?

Answer 1

The trophic level of herbivores contain more energy. This could be explained from the ten percent law.. acc to it only 10% of the energy passes on to the next trophic level...since carnivores eat herbivore only 10% of herbivores’ energy is transferred to carnivore...and hence trophic level of herbivore contains more energy.

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Answer 2

A pyramid of energy represents how much energy, initially from the sun, is retained or stored in the form of new biomass at each trophic level in an ecosystem. Typically, about 10% of the energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next, thus preventing a large number of trophic levels.