Question

On the diagram below, what percentage of energy (from the choices in blue on the left) is transferred from a producer to a: (A) secondary consumer, (B) tertiary consumer, (C) quaternary consumer?

Answer 1

From a producer to a primary consumer it would be a 10th of 100, from a primary consumer to a secondary consumer it would be a 10th of that 10th and from the secondary consumer to the teriary consumer it would be a 10th of that 10th. Overall, 10% of energy is transferred in each level