How much energy from the sun do secondary consumers capture in a freshwater ecosystem?(1 point)

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0.1%
0.1%

1%
1%

10%
10%

100%
100%

Answer 1

In a freshwater ecosystem, secondary consumers capture approximately 1% of the energy from the sun. This is because primary producers (like plants and phytoplankton) convert sunlight into chemical energy through photosynthesis, and secondary consumers obtain energy by eating primary consumers.