Energy transfer in nature isn’t very efficient.

• Energy Loss: Only about 10% of energy moves from one level of the food chain to the next. Here’s how it works:

  • Plants, or producers, take in energy from the sun.
  • Then, primary consumers, like herbivores, only get about 10% of that energy.
  • As you go up the food chain, the energy keeps getting smaller, dropping to about 1% for animals that eat the herbivores.

• Challenges: Things like habitat destruction and climate change make it harder for energy to flow smoothly.

• Solutions: We can help fix these problems. Conservation efforts and sustainable practices can help our ecosystems recover and allow energy transfer to work better.