10% rule of energy transfer: Approximately 10% of the energy at one trophic level is transferred to the next; the rest is lost as heat through cellular respiration.
How to apply it: Use the 10% rule to calculate that if producers fix 10,000 kcal, tertiary consumers receive about 10 kcal.
Course: AP Environmental Science · Unit: The Living World: Ecosystems
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