In an Experiment Carried Out to Study the Energy Flow

question 52

Multiple Choice

In an experiment carried out to study the energy flow through an ecosystem scientists measure the total solar energy captured by plants to be 10,000 kilocalories.The portion of this available to the next trophic level will be

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

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