If the flowers contain 50,000 kcal of energy, about how much energy will the lizard obtain from eating the butterfly? 500 kcal 5,000 kcal 50,000 kcal 500,000 kcal

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Logan Russell

24 April, 20:19

If the flowers contain 50,000 kcal of energy, about how much energy will the lizard obtain from eating the butterfly? 500 kcal 5,000 kcal 50,000 kcal 500,000 kcal

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Nola Moreno · Answer 1

500 because of the 10% rule when moving up in food chains, for example; patch of grass-200J rabbit eats some of it but doesn’t eat all - 150J the rabbit runs around for a bit and loses energy, the fox doesn’t eat all of the rabbit - 50J (just a rough example may not be completely right but the concept of the rule is there and the energy).

Steven Cummings · Answer 2

500 because 10% of the energy moves up