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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 best description of 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 reflects the energy pyramid concept, where energy decreases as it moves up the trophic levels due to the second law of thermodynamics and energy losses at each stage (e.g., through metabolic processes).
