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Study the given food chain represented by a flowchart: According to...
Study the given food chain represented by a flowchart:
According to the law of energy transfer, if the amount of energy available at the top carnivore level (Hawk) is , what is the amount of energy available at the primary consumer level in this food chain?
Options
- A
- B
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- D
Correct answer
B.
Step-by-step solution
According to the law of energy transfer, only of the energy available at one trophic level is passed on to the next.
The given food chain can be categorized into the following trophic levels:
Grass (Producer) Grasshopper (Primary Consumer) Frog (Secondary Consumer) Snake (Tertiary Consumer) Hawk (Top Carnivore)
Given that the energy at the top carnivore level (Hawk) is .
Working backwards to find the energy at previous levels:
Energy at the Snake level
Energy at the Frog level
Energy at the Grasshopper (Primary Consumer) level
Thus, the amount of energy available at the primary consumer level is .
Answer:
The given food chain can be categorized into the following trophic levels:
Grass (Producer) Grasshopper (Primary Consumer) Frog (Secondary Consumer) Snake (Tertiary Consumer) Hawk (Top Carnivore)
Given that the energy at the top carnivore level (Hawk) is .
Working backwards to find the energy at previous levels:
Energy at the Snake level
Energy at the Frog level
Energy at the Grasshopper (Primary Consumer) level
Thus, the amount of energy available at the primary consumer level is .
Answer: