0
It's a Biology question, and it means that only 10% of the energy in the trophic level before it is gained by the current consumer, the rest is lost as heat and various other by-products.
Example:
Food Chain: Sun -> Grass -> Antelope -> Lion
In this example, the grass absorbs the energy of the sun and starts the 'energy chain'. When the antelope eats the grass, it will only receive 10% of the ORIGINAL energy from the sun, the rest is given off as heat and such to the environment. When the lion eats the antelope, it will only receive 10% of the energy that the antelope received from the grass, which would then be only 1% of the ORIGINAL energy from the sun.
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What percent is lost as you move up the energy pyramid?
10%
How much energy is lost as energy moves up trophic levels?
10 percent
What is the 10 percent rule in the energy pyramid?
This rule means that only 10% of the energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next. By consuming Primary producers one will have the most energy.
Wy is the transfer of energy and matter in a food chain only about 10 percent efficient?
It is only 10 percent efficient because the majority of the energy is converted to heat and lost to the atmosphere.
How does the 10 percent rule apply to the food chain?
in a food chain, energy transfers from one level to another. The 10% rule says that 10% of energy is transfered from one level to another because the rest of the energy is being used by the organism.
What is the ten percent rule of energy flow?
The 10% rule is 6 CO2+ 6 H2O+ LIGHT=C6H12O6+6 O2
What percent of energy is lost as heat?
Ninety percent of energy is lost as heat when an organism is consumed. for example if i ate an apple with 1,000 goels of energy,I'll only get 100 goels of energy.Then if a lion were to eat me, it would only get 10 goels of energy.The rest is lost as heat energy.
What is the over all flow of energy through an ecosystem?
Energy in an ecosystem flows in whats called the 10% rule. Meaning, as you move up the pyramid 10% of energy is lost.
What is the over all flow of energy through an ecosystem from?
Energy in an ecosystem flows in whats called the 10% rule. Meaning, as you move up the pyramid 10% of energy is lost.
Is more energy lost from an ecosystem when a herbivore eats a plant or when a carnivore eats an animal?
More energy is lost by the Carnivore eating the Herbivore because of the 10% rule. When the Herbivore eats the plant, he gains 10% of the plants energy, but when the Carnivore eats the Herbivore, the Carnivore is getting 10% of the plants 10% from the Herbivore.
What percentage of energy is lost in each trophic transfer?
The ten percent law suggests or implies that exactly 90% of the energy is lost in the transfer at each trophic level, and that only 10% is passed on as useable biological energy.
I know that 10 percent of energy is lost as each level goes up in a biomass pyramid but where is the rest of the energy lost to?
To live things use energy. They have to eat other tings for food unless they are plants, which can make their on food by trapping Sunlight energy.
