Question

WILL FAN AND MEDAL

Answer 1

Which of the following best describes the flow of energy in the Everglades food web shown below?

Sawgrass → insects → Southern leopard frog → raccoon → American alligator; about 90 percent of the energy in one trophic level is transferred to the next trophic level.

Mangrove → insects → Southern leopard frog → raccoon → American alligator; about 10 percent of the energy in one trophic level is transferred to the next trophic level.

Egret → carp → insects → sawgrass; about 90 percent of the energy in one trophic level is transferred to the next trophic level.

American alligator → key deer → insects → mangrove; about 10 percent of the energy in one trophic level is transferred to the next trophic level.