Using the ten percent rule, determine how many kilocalories of energy the tertiary consumer tuna will receive
Algae | shrimp | Lantern Fish | Tuna
135,000 kcal| | |
The 10 percent rule states that only 10 percent of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next. In the given food chain, the energy flow would be as follows:
Algae (135,000 kcal) --> Shrimp (10% of 135,000 kcal) --> Lantern Fish (10% of 13,500 kcal) --> Tuna (10% of 1,350 kcal)
Calculating the energy received by the Tuna:
10% of 1,350 kcal = 135 kcal
Therefore, the tertiary consumer Tuna will receive 135 kilocalories of energy.