Transfer of energy problem solving: Let us assign some values to the energy that flows in each trophic level. Assuming that the amount of energy that reaches a one (1) hectare of farmland is 10 million kcal/year. 1.4 What is the available energy to the quaternary consumer if the tertiary consumer had eaten 40 % of the stored energy in the secondary consumer? 2.3. How much energy is available to the tertiary consumer if the secondary consumer had eaten 30 % of the energy stored in the herbivore?

Transfer of energy problem solving: Let us assign some values to the energy that flows in each trophic level. Assuming that the amount of energy that reaches a one (1) hectare of farmland is 10 million kcal/year. 1.4 What is the available energy to the quaternary consumer if the tertiary consumer had eaten 40 % of the stored energy in the secondary consumer? 2.3. How much energy is available to the tertiary consumer if the secondary consumer had eaten 30 % of the energy stored in the herbivore?

Biology 2e

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Author:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark

Publisher:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark

Chapter46: Ecosystems

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