The answer would be B. The available energy would decrease from the mouse to the hawk. As the trophic level goes up the energy decreases because some of the energy is lost in the form of heat for every energy transfer. This energy being lost cannot be used by the organisms on the next level.
The reported mass will be too high because the initially recorded mass will include both water and impurities and the final mass will without both components. The difference will be larger so the amount of water reported would be higher.
Trophic pyramid, also called an energy pyramid, showing the progression of food energy. The pyramid base contains producers, organisms that make their own food from inorganic substances. ... Thus, the higher the trophic level on the pyramid, the lower the amount of available energy.
