Answer:
78.29%
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 = [tex]\frac{\text {Energy not transferred}}{\text {Total energy received}} \times 100[/tex]
Percentage of energy not transferred = [tex]\frac{32294}{41250} \times 100 = 78.29[/tex]
Energy not transferred to the caterpillar = 78.29%.
