In the ecosystem pictured below, notice that the flowers provide food for the butterflies, the butterflies are eaten by frogs, the frogs are eaten by snakes, and the snakes are eaten by foxes. Image of an ecosystem with the following organisms labeled and dispersed throughout the image: tree, grass, flowers, frog, fox, scrub jay (bird), butterflies (insect), damselflies (insect), snake, racoon, and eagle. Public Domain Use the picture and food chain above to answer the following questions. Part 1: Describe what happens to the energy as it moves through each trophic level in this environment, and why this is happening. Part 2: Suppose the butterflies begin with 30,000 J of energy. How much energy would be available for the snake? Describe how you would calculate this number. Part 3: The apex predator in this environment is the fox. The population of foxes in this ecosystem is very small compared to the other populations. Considering energy at each level, why are there fewer foxes than the other organisms? Calculate the available energy for the apex predator.