Based on the energy flow between trophic levels in an energy pyramid how much energy would be expected to be found at the secondary consumer level in this pyramid

100J of energy is transferred to the secondary consumers

Explanation:

According to the second law of thermodynamics, energy transfer from one trophic level to another is not usually a 100% transfer of energy. This is because the organisms at each trophic level use energy derived from food substances to carry out its activities.

Only about 10% of the energy obtained at each trophic level is transferred to the next trophic level.

This implies that only about 1000J of energy is transferred to the primary consumers and 100J of energy is transferred to the secondary consumers.

it has to be understood that the sea water contains a huge amount of sodium and chlorine ions and if they enter the cell of the atlantic cod fish, the cell will shrivel and the fish will die. to avoid such a condition, the fish uses active transport for the purpose of removing the ions against the gradient.

explanation:

the atlantic cod is not a maritime osmoconformer. its native application of salts is less than that of the seawater it lives in. it is continually falling water from the gills to the ocean via osmosis.

countering that, the fish is going to be swallowing seawater. but since its internal collection of salts is lower than seawater, the fish will want to go free of excess salt, and since that's going upon a gradient, then active transport, requiring energy, must be used to pump out the salt. much marine fish use the organs to filter out the salt and these fish discharge very straight urine.