The percentage of energy contained in each successive tropic level decreases by about ninety percent because
101%
Energy Lost As
Decomposers
11%
1%
Secemlay Constaters
Primary Consumers
200%
Primary Producers
Recycled Nutrients
Energy Pyramid
Sun's Energy
living organisms consume the energy that is obtained by the lower trophic level
decomposers consume energy at each trophic level
higher trophic levels cannot access energy from the sun
a lot of energy is released to the environment at heat
Correct answer: living organisms consume the energy that is obtained by the lower trophic level
As energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next, much of it is lost as heat or used for metabolic processes, resulting in a decrease in the amount of energy available at each successive trophic level. This is why the percentage of energy contained in each successive trophic level decreases by about ninety percent.