Consider the Food Chain Grass → Grasshopper → Mouse →

question 71

Multiple Choice

Consider the food chain grass → grasshopper → mouse → snake → hawk. How much of the chemical energy fixed by photosynthesis of the grass (100%) is available to the hawk?

• A) 0.01%
• B) 0.1%
• C) 1%
• D) 10%
• E) 60%

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