Question

A plant receivers 41,250 kcal from the sun 8,956 kcal of the energy is transferred to the caterpillar which consumes the plant. What percentage of the energy is not transferred to the caterpillar from the plant?

Answer 1

78.29%

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

The total energy received by the plant from the sun = 41250 kcal

The energy transferred to the caterpillar = 8956 kcal

Now,

The energy not transferred = Total received energy - Total transferred energy

Energy not transferred = 41250 - 8956 = 32294 kcal

Thus the percentage of energy not transferred =
`\frac{\text {Energy not transferred}}{\text {Total energy received}} * 100`

Percentage of energy not transferred =
`(32294)/(41250) * 100 = 78.29`

Energy not transferred to the caterpillar = 78.29%.