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Because 10% of the energy at each level moves to the next level and some additional energy is converted to heat.
Because 10% of the energy at each level moves to the next level and some additional energy is converted to heat.
Because 90% of the energy is passed on to the next level to be used by the organisms there.
Because 90% of the energy is passed on to the next level to be used by the organisms there.
Because about 10% of the energy is converted to heat when organisms become ill and another 10% when they die.
Because about 10% of the energy is converted to heat when organisms become ill and another 10% when they die.
Because the sizes of each level show that 10% is consumed by organisms at that level.
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The correct response is:
Because 10% of the energy at each level moves to the next level and some additional energy is converted to heat.
This principle is based on the 10% rule in ecology, which states that only about 10% of the energy from one trophic level is passed on to the next level, while the rest is lost as heat through metabolic processes.
