Question

If the manta ray gets 50 kcal of energy by eating the

starfish, how much energy does the clam get from

eating the plankton?

kcal

Answer 1

5,000

Step-by-step explanation:

If the manta ray has 50 kcal then the starfish has 500, and clam has 5000.

Answer 2

Clam get 5000 Kcal by eating the plankton

Step-by-step explanation:

In any food chain the amount of energy transferred to the successive trophic level is ten percent of the energy available at the previous trophic level.

Here, manta ray gets 50 kcal of energy by eating the starfish

The amount of energy contained in star fish is equal to

`0.1 * X = 50 \\X = 500` Kcal

Now Starfish gets its energy from clam.

Therefore total energy in clam is equal to

`0.1 * X = 500\\X = 5000`

Therefore, clam get 5000 Kcal by eating the plankton