Birds and Mammals Predator Fish
Small Fish and other Aquatic Species
Insects and Zooplankton
Phytoplankton
The figure shows an energy pyramid for an ecosystem. What happens to the amount of energy in the pyramid as it
moves up through the different levels?
A)
It increases by a factor of about 10%
B)
It decreases by a factor of about 90%.
C)
It increases by a factor of about 90%.
D)
It decreases by a factor of about 10%.