Question

PLEASE HELP! - By the time energy from the sun has reached Snappy and the food she eats, how much of that original energy is still available to her?
(Snappy was a seal that got trapped in tangled fishing nets and went to a rehabilitation center and was fed fish, squid, etc.)

This isn't multiple choice but I'm wondering if the 10% rule applies to this question.

Answer 1

Answer:

Snappy or seal usually present on the third trophic level. In other words, they are secondary consumers.

By ten percent law, they would get only ten percent of the energy present at the second trophic level.

The first trophic level is occupied by autotrophs such as green plants and phytoplanktons. They convert solar energy into chemical energy.

They transfer only 10 percent of energy to the second trophic level, that is, the level of herbivores.

Later, the herbivores transfer 10 percent of the energy present at their level to the third trophic level or the level of carnivores such as Snappy.

Answer 2

Food/ Energy Chain:

Sun -> Primary Producers (Green Plants) -> Primary consumers -> Secondary Consumers -> Tertiary Consumers

Approximately 10% of the energy is passed on