When the energy flow through an ecosystem is measured at each trophic level, of the available energy passes from one level to the next. 1% to 2% 5% to 20% 25% to 35% 36% to 45% 46% to 55%?

Energy flow can be defined as the amount of energy that moves through a food chain and it flows through ecosystem in one direction. Thus, the largest source of energy for an ecosystem is the sun and the energy that enters the ecosystem is usually measured in calories or joules.

you did not attach the discourse, but i assume it to be the discourse on the origin and basis of inequality among men (the original titile in french is: "discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes"), also know as "second discourse". in this discourse, jean-jacques rousseau emphasizes that private property is the basis of all inequalities.

therefore, what enabled the old regime to maintain as long as it did was private property.