Question

Of the total amount of energy that passes from one trophic level to another, about 10% is ______.

Options

• respired and becomes heat

• passed out as faeces or urine

• stored as body tissue

• recycled to autotrophs

Answer 1

Of the total amount of energy that passes from one trophic level to another, about 10% is stored as body tissue.

Explanation:

Only about 10% of the energy at one trophic level is stored as body tissue that can be transferred to the next trophic level; the rest is lost through respiration, heat, and other biological processes.