Based on the 10% Rule,if There Are 10,000 Calories of Net

question 52

Multiple Choice

Based on the 10% rule,if there are 10,000 calories of net primary productivity in an ecosystem,how much energy will be generally available to a secondary consumer?

• A) 1,000 calories
• B) 100 calories
• C) 10,000 calories
• D) 10 calories
• E) 1 calorie

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Definitions:

Trichromatic Theory

A theory of color vision that proposes that the eye has three types of receptors with differing sensitivities to different light wavelengths.

Perceive White

The process by which the visual system interprets a spectrum of light that reflects off surfaces without significant absorption, resulting in the perception of white color.

Three Types Of Cones

Refers to the three kinds of cone cells in the human eye that are sensitive to different wavelengths of light, enabling color vision: red, green, and blue cones.

Color Constancy

The ability of the human visual system to perceive colors of objects, under varying lighting conditions, as being constant.