When will a cell have a high degree of potency?

a. during cell specialization
b. prior to cell specialization
c. after cell specialization
d. adjacent to cell specialization

B. Prior to cell specialization

Explanation:

Ability of a cell to differentiate into other cell types is called as its potency. A totipotent cell has can differentiate into whole individual as it has ability to give rise to all the parts of the multicellular organism. A cell has higher degree of potency before its differentiation. Once the cells are differentiated into specific cell types, they lose their potency.

only about ten percent of the energy at one trophic level is passed on to organisms at the next trophic level. the remainder of the energy is used in life processes or lost as heat.