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)

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 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 consumed and used by the consumer.
It is consumed and used by the consumer.

It is added back to the soil by decomposers.
It is added back to the soil by decomposers.

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The correct response is: **It is used for cell processes or released as heat.** In energy transfer between trophic levels, a significant portion of energy is lost as heat due to metabolic processes, and some is also used for growth and maintenance within the organism.