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Secondary consumers have less cell processes that need energy.
Secondary consumers have less cell processes that need energy.
More secondary consumers can absorb radiant energy from the sun.
More secondary consumers can absorb radiant energy from the sun.
Heat energy given off from producers kills off primary and secondary consumers.
Heat energy given off from producers kills off primary and secondary consumers.
Around 10% of the energy is transferred to support the next trophic level.
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The statement that best explains why there are fewer secondary consumers than producers is:
Around 10% of the energy is transferred to support the next trophic level.
This refers to the concept of energy transfer in trophic levels, where only a small percentage of the energy from one level (like producers) is available to the next level (like primary consumers and then secondary consumers). This inefficiency in energy transfer leads to fewer organisms at higher trophic levels.
