The decreasing energy at each level illustrates which ecological principle?
- A
Carbon is recycled but energy is not
- Bcheck_circle
~10% of energy is transferred between trophic levels
- C
Mass is created at each trophic level
- D
Energy increases up a food chain
Explanation
The 10% rule states that roughly 10% of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next; the rest is lost mostly as heat.