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Q: How is percentage of energy from a energy pyramid that is not transferred to the next higher level used?
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Approximately what percentage of energy is transferred from one level of an energy pyramid to the next higher level?

10% is transferred


Why are there few third level consumers?

The energy transferred from each tier of the energy pyramid gradually decreases the higher up you go because as energy is being transferred, larger and/or higher consuming organisms are using up more energy. Again, this increases the higher up you go.


Explain why only 10 percent of the engery available at one trophic level is transferred to the next higher trophic level?

between each tier of the energy pyramid, energy is lost as heat


How does energy get lost in Energy flux pyramid Biomass pyramid Numbers pyramid?

The higher an organism is in the energy pryamid the less energy. the lower the organism`s posittion in the pyramid more energy


Why are there fewer organisms higher on the energy pyramid?

The higher you are on the pyramid the less energy you get, so it takes a lot of stamina and endurance to be at the top.


In an air conditioner how is thermal energy transferred?

Thermal energy is transferred from areas of higher temperatures to areas with lower temperatures.


How does the amount of energy change from the lower level of an energy pyramid to the next higher level?

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What is the name for thermal energy that is transferred from a higher temperature to a lower temperature?

Thermal energy always flows from higher temperature to lower temperature. This is the nature of heat.


In Food pyramid who has more energy has less?

fruit is higher but sugar but sugar is less


What important information does an energy pyramid's shape give?

because,it show how the energy decrease while it goes at higher level


What happens to the number of organisms as you move from the bottom of an energy pyramid to the top?

The number of higher-level consumers (higher in the pyramid) usually decreases, as they typically consume more than one prey.


What proportion of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next in the ecosystem?

Only about ten percent of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next in an ecosystem. This is why the amount of animals in higher levels is smaller.