A Large Percentage of Energy Passes on from One Trophic

Question

A large percentage of energy passes on from one trophic level to the next.

Accepted Answer

A large percentage of energy is lost as heat and metabolic processes as it moves up the trophic levels, so only a small fraction actually passes on to the next level. This is known as the 10% rule, where each trophic level receives only 10% of the energy from the level below.