The choice that is true of the energy that is passed from one trophic level to the next in a food chain is about 10% of the energy passed from one level to the next is released as heat.
The electrochemical impulse is composed of an action potential travelling from the dendrite to the cell body to the axon of the neuron. The main neurotransmitter is acetylcholine which is released at either the synapse or the neuromuscular junction.