The answer is 15,000 1,500 150 Each time the tropic level goes up, 10% of the amount from the latest tropic level will be transferred to the next one above it Therefore we could divide each tropic levels energy by 10
I would say no because hormones usually travel long distances via blood. This question makes it seem like it is short distance and does not talk about how the secreted entity travels. So my bet is no.