Question

1. which organism would you expect to have more of in this ecosystem, mice or owls? why? mice because

Explanation:

In an ecosystem, energy transfer follows the 10 - 20% rule. Mice are primary consumers and owls are secondary or higher - level consumers. There needs to be a larger number of primary consumers to support a smaller number of higher - level consumers as energy is lost at each trophic level.

Answer:

Mice because they are at a lower trophic level and there needs to be more of them to support the energy requirements of owls.