Why is each level of the energy pyramid smaller than the level directly below it?(1 point)
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Because the sizes of each level show that 10% is consumed by organisms at that level.
Because the sizes of each level show that 10% is consumed by organisms at that level.
Because 90% of the energy is passed on to the next level to be used by the organisms there.
Because 90% of the energy is passed on to the next level to be used by the organisms there.
Because about 10% of the energy is converted to heat when organisms become ill and another 10% when they die.
Because about 10% of the energy is converted to heat when organisms become ill and another 10% when they die.
Because 10% of the energy at each level moves to the next level and some additional energy is converted to heat.
The reason each level of the energy pyramid is smaller than the level directly below it is that:
Because 10% of the energy at each level moves to the next level and some additional energy is converted to heat.
This means that at each step of the energy pyramid, only about 10% of the energy is passed on to the next trophic level. The remaining 90% is lost as heat, used up by organisms in carrying out their daily activities, or lost through waste. This is known as the 10% rule in the transfer of energy in ecosystems.