Answer:
[tex]50[/tex] units of energy
Explanation:
For an energy pyramid with is a given ecosystem, the amount of energy transferred to to each trophic level is just the ten percent of energy contained with in an organism at the predecessor level.
Here in this case,
Energy at producer level [tex]= 500[/tex] units
After the producer comes the first level of consumer. Hence, the energy transferred from producer to its next level is
[tex]10[/tex]% of [tex]500[/tex]units of energy
[tex]= \frac{10}{100} * 500\\= 50[/tex] units of energy
