science
Grade-5
Easy
Question
Approximately _____% of the energy that is transferred from one trophic level to the next is converted to biomass
Hint:
Energy always moves in a linear uni-directional manner through the different trophic levels.
The correct answer is: 10
- Approximately 10% of the energy that is transferred from one trophic level to the next is converted to biomass.
- In a food chain, the organism feeds on another organism and uses the energy for its growth, maintenance, and metabolism, and the rest energy is passed on to the next trophic level.
- This energy is usually passed with the help of the 10% law which means that at each trophic level, only 10% of the energy is passed to the next trophic level.
- This 10% is usually transferred in form of strong chemical bonds present in the organic material or biomass of organisms which is then converted to ATP in the body of organisms of subsequent trophic levels.
The 10% energy is transferred in the form of chemical energy from one trophic level to another.
