In the ecosystem pictured below, notice that the flowers provide food for the butterflies, the butterflies are eaten by damselflies, the damselflies are eaten by scrub jays, and the scrub jays are eaten by raccoons. 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 producers begin with 500,000 J of energy. How much energy would be available for the damselflies? Describe how you would calculate this number. Part 3: The apex predator in this environment is the raccoon. The population of raccoons in this ecosystem is very small compared to the other populations. Considering energy at each level, why are there fewer raccoons than the other organisms? Calculate the available energy for the apex predator.