Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Environmental Engineering · easy
According to the '10% rule', the energy transferred from one trophic level to the next is approximately:
- 10%
- 50%
- 90%
- 1%
Answer
A. 10%
Solution
About 90% is lost as heat through respiration and metabolism.
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