No. No. of units No. No. No. units Мean no. individua received units units remaining & passed on to next trophic level units Trophic Levels Is in each trophic used/in used in dividual trophic from available per trophic individual in level level above (Resp) level trophic level SUN +E = 6 1) Plants 30 180 2 60 2) Grasshopper 19 120 2 38 3) Frog 12 82 2 24 4) Snake 8 58 2 16 5) Owl 42 8

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Hypothetical balanced food chain. Sun and Earth supply 6 units of energy to each plant. For higher tropic levels, individuals consume 2 units of energy each before passing the remainder to the next trophic level. The number of individuals in each trophic level is given below. Complete the table below by computing for the number of energy units in each column and answer the questions below. 

No.
No. of units
No.
No.
No. units
Mean no.
individua
received
units
units
remaining &
units
Is in each
trophic
level
used/in used in
dividual trophic
Trophic Levels
from
passed on to
available per
trophic
next trophic
individual in
level above (Resp)
level
level
trophic level
SUN +E = 6
|1) Plants
30
180
60
2) Grasshopper
19
120
2
38
3) Frog
12
82
2
24
4) Snake
8
58
16
5) Owl
4
42
2
8
Transcribed Image Text:No. No. of units No. No. No. units Mean no. individua received units units remaining & units Is in each trophic level used/in used in dividual trophic Trophic Levels from passed on to available per trophic next trophic individual in level above (Resp) level level trophic level SUN +E = 6 |1) Plants 30 180 60 2) Grasshopper 19 120 2 38 3) Frog 12 82 2 24 4) Snake 8 58 16 5) Owl 4 42 2 8
gnes OWL
SNAKE
Tetiary consune
FROG
seonday orcumer
GRASS HOPPER
Primary Con fumer
lost
tran iemed
PLANT
Produer
Transcribed Image Text:gnes OWL SNAKE Tetiary consune FROG seonday orcumer GRASS HOPPER Primary Con fumer lost tran iemed PLANT Produer
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