Question
When a consumer eats a producer, 10 percent of the producer’s energy is passed on to the consumer trophic level. What happens to the other 90 percent?(1 point)
Responses
It is used for cell processes or released as heat.
It is used for cell processes or released as heat.
It is consumed and used by the consumer.
It is consumed and used by the consumer.
It is used by the producer to pass on to the next trophic level.
It is used by the producer to pass on to the next trophic level.
It is added back to the soil by decomposers.
It is added back to the soil by decomposers.
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The correct response is:
It is used for cell processes or released as heat.
In ecological terms, when energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next, a significant portion of the energy (approximately 90%) is lost primarily through metabolic processes and as heat, while only about 10% is passed on to the next consumer level.
