If there are 50 kcal of energy in the tertiary consumer trophic level,how many kcal would you expect to find in the primary consumer level?
A) 50
B) 100
C) 500
D) 5,000

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In a typical ecological pyramid, only about 10% of the energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next. Therefore, if there are 50 kcal in the tertiary consumer level, the primary consumer level would have 5,000 kcal (50 kcal / 0.01).

If There Are 50 Kcal of Energy in the Tertiary