How much energy is transferred from primary consumer to secondary consumer?

1 Answer
Jan 8, 2018

#10%# is transferred by primary consumer but after heat loss net amount of energy received by secondary consumer is #1%#.

Explanation:

The organisms in each trophic level transfer #10%# of the recieved total energy to the organisms of the next trophic level. The remaining energy is mostly lost in the form of heat.

  • Producers recieve #100%# energy and give #10%# of it to primary consumer.
    Thus, energy recieved by primary consumers = #10 xx 1/100#
    = #10%#.
  • Now primary consumers have to give #10%# of the received energy to secondary consumer which would be = #10 xx 10/100#
    = #1%#

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