Diagrammatically represent the transfer of energy in a food chain.
Dear student,
Transfer of energy in tropic levels follows the Ten percent law of energy transfer, It states that, " when energy is passed in an ecosystem from one trophic level to the next, only ten percent of the energy will be passed on."
10 % of energy is transferred to the next tropic level from the previous tropic level as represented below:
Light energy is absorbed by primary producers and the the energy is transferred to next level.
Example of primary producers: green plants, grass, herbs
Example of primary consumers: grasshopper, mouse
Example of secondary consumer: frog, birds
Example of tertiary consumers: snakes, crocodiles
Example of quaternary consumers: hawks, humans
At every tropic level to next Heat is lost during the transfer of energy
Regards
Transfer of energy in tropic levels follows the Ten percent law of energy transfer, It states that, " when energy is passed in an ecosystem from one trophic level to the next, only ten percent of the energy will be passed on."
10 % of energy is transferred to the next tropic level from the previous tropic level as represented below:
Light energy is absorbed by primary producers and the the energy is transferred to next level.Example of primary producers: green plants, grass, herbs
Example of primary consumers: grasshopper, mouse
Example of secondary consumer: frog, birds
Example of tertiary consumers: snakes, crocodiles
Example of quaternary consumers: hawks, humans
At every tropic level to next Heat is lost during the transfer of energy
Regards