Question

Suppose there are 500 units of energy available at the producer level of the energy pyramid. Approximately how many units of energy are available to the first-level consumer?
A. 50
B. 5
C. 100
D. 1 .

Answer 1

With every other lever 10% of the energy with be transferred. In this case:

Primary Producers (500)
1) First- level consumer. (50)
2) Second-level consumer. (5)
3) Third- level consumer. (0.5)
Remember the formula is:
(Primary Producer) __units X 10%= __
In this case: 500 units X 10%= 50