It is used for cell processes or released as heat.
Secondary and tertiary consumers have to consume a lot more food to support themselves, so there are fewer of them.
135 Kcal
Species C, a plant from Japan, was introduced as a foliage crop and to reduce soil erosion. It grows up to a foot per day, smothering low-growing plants and killing trees.
15%
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)
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 used for cell processes or released as heat.
It is consumed and used by the consumer.
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