Agrass starts with 30,000 kj of energy. how much energy would a cheetah acquire after it ate a zebra that consumed the grass? 30 kj 300 kj 3,000 kj 30,000 kj

In nature, the flow of energy follows the "10% Rule" that states 10% of the energy consumed is acquired by the consumer. This means the zebra gets 10% of the energy that the grass has and then the cheetah gets 10% of what the zebra got. This means that as we move up trophic levels, we multiply by .1 or divide by 10.

30,000kJ/10= 3,000kJ
Grass > Zebra

3,000kJ/10 = 300kJ
Zebra> Cheetah

This means the cheetah will acquire 300kJ of energy!

I hope this helps!

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