Which of the following best describes the energy flow from producers to tertiary consumers in a freshwater ecosystem?(1 point) Responses Energy flows directly from the sun to tertiary consumers. Energy flows directly from the sun to tertiary consumers. Producers get 100% energy from the sun, primary consumers get 10%, secondary consumers get 1%, and tertiary consumers get 0.1%. Producers get 100% energy from the sun, primary consumers get 10%, secondary consumers get 1%, and tertiary consumers get 0.1%. Tertiary consumers get the most energy directly from the sun. Tertiary consumers get the most energy directly from the sun. Energy is evenly distributed among all trophic levels.

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The response that best describes the energy flow from producers to tertiary consumers in a freshwater ecosystem is:

Producers get 100% energy from the sun, primary consumers get 10%, secondary consumers get 1%, and tertiary consumers get 0.1%.

This statement accurately reflects the concept of energy transfer in an ecosystem, where energy decreases at each trophic level due to inefficiencies in energy transfer (typically around 90% of energy is lost at each level, resulting in the successive percentages).