Question

Approximately how many kilograms (kg) of carnivore (secondary consumer) biomass can be supported by an area of a field containing 1,000 kg of plant material (assuming 10% efficiency in energy transfer)

Answer 1

Only 10 Kg of secondary consumers can be supported by the ecosystem.

There exists such a thing as the 10% rule in the transfer of energy in biomass from one trophic level to another. This rule ultimately controls the mass of biomass that is available at the next higher trophic level.

This rule state that only 10% of the energy in biomass is transferred to the next trophic level. By this rule, only 10% of the energy in the plant material is transferred to the carnivore population. Therefore, only 10 Kg of secondary consumers can be supported by the ecosystem.

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