About how much energy is transferred to the next level on the food chain?

A. 10%

B. 30%

C. 50%

D. 90%

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Damon Dodson

1 July, 07:54

About how much energy is transferred to the next level on the food chain?

A. 10%

B. 30%

C. 50%

D. 90%

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The amount of energy at each trophic level decreases as it moves through an ecosystem. As little as 10 percent of the energy at any trophic level is transferred to the next level; the rest is lost largely through metabolic processes as heat.

About how much energy is transferred to the next level on the food chain?A. 10%B. 30%C. 50%D. 90%

About how much energy is transferred to the next level on the food chain?

A. 10%

B. 30%

C. 50%

D. 90%