An energy pyramid for an ecosystem is shown. Producers (20,000 kcal) Based on the energy pyramid, how much energy would be stored in the tertiary consumers in this ecosystem? (1 point) 2,000 kcal 200 kcal 20 kcal
The energy pyramid represents the flow of energy in an ecosystem, with each level being occupied by different organisms. Producers are at the base of the energy pyramid, and they have the highest energy level. Moving up the pyramid, each level has less energy available.
Since tertiary consumers are at a higher level than producers, they would have significantly less energy. Typically, only about 10% of the energy is transferred from one level to the next.
In this case, if producers have 20,000 kcal of energy, then tertiary consumers would have only 10% of that energy, which is 2,000 kcal.
Therefore, the correct answer is: 2,000 kcal.