Chapter 35, Problem 4A

Summary Introduction

Introduction:

This question is about the energy flow in an ecosystem. In an ecosystem, the transfer of energy from one trophic level to the other is known as the energy flow. During this transfer, only about 10% of the energy is conserved from one trophic level to the other. This is termed as the 10% law. The rest of it is lost in the transfer, lost to incomplete digestion, broken down in the respiration, etc.