Which of the following best explains why the number of organisms at each level decreases while moving up the energy pyramid?

The amount of energy passed on from an organism is 10% of the energy it received.

Explanation:

As an animal consumes another, they need energy for themselves, so not all of the energy is able to be transferred to the next consumer that eats them.

those characteristics are cellular organization, reproduction, metabolism, homeostasis, heredity, response to stimuli, growth and development, and adaptation through evolution. some things, such as a virus, demonstrate only a few of these characteristics and are, therefore, not alive