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Science Explainer: Energy flow and the 10 percent rule

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Read the passage Energy flow and the 10 percent rule. Then answer the questions below.

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Read the passage Energy flow and the 10 percent rule. Then answer the questions below.

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Question 1

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Drag each answer choice into the correct space. Not all answer choices will be used.

The maximum number of trophic levels most ecosystems can support is _________ because only ______________________ percent of energy is passed from one trophic level to the next. The majority of the remaining energy is lost as ______________________ .

Other Answer Choices:

five

four

biomass

heat

ten

Question 2

2.

Drag each organism into the correct box that matches its trophic level.

deer
phytoplankton
butterfly
owl

Question 3

3.

Which are true about trophic levels and the food chain? Select three correct answers.

Having too many trophic levels is inefficient because so much energy is lost as heat.

moss

rabbit

Primary producers

Primary consumers

Secondary consumers

Due to the recycling of decomposers, all the lost energy can be reused by producers.

Humans rely on producers' ability to convert solar energy for their survival.

Plants are able to use 90% of the sunlight that reaches the surface of the earth.

Every consumer relies on some producer for energy.