Question

Which of the following best describes the flow of energy in the Everglades food web shown below?

Answer 1

I believe the answer is; Mangrove = insects= Southern leopard frog = raccoon = American alligator; about 10 percent of the energy in one trophic level is transferred to the next trophic level. 
Energy decreases as it moves up trophic levels because energy is lost as metabolic heat when the organisms from one trophic level are consumed by organisms from the next level. Trophic level transfer efficiency measures the amount of energy that is transferred between trophic levels. 

Answer 2

Answer:

I believe the answer is; Mangrove = insects= Southern leopard frog = raccoon = American alligator; about 10 percent of the energy in one trophic level is transferred to the next trophic level. 

Energy decreases as it moves up trophic levels because energy is lost as metabolic heat when the organisms from one trophic level are consumed by organisms from the next level. Trophic level transfer efficiency measures the amount of energy that is transferred between trophic levels.