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How much energy in a food source is available to transfer to an organism that eats it?​

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Answer:

the 10% energy transfer

Step-by-step explanation:

This is due to the 10% energy transfer rule

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The average amount of energy transferred from one trophic level to the next is 10%. For example, 10% of the solar energy that is captured by phytoplankton gets passed on to zooplankton (primary consumers). Ten percent of that energy (10% of 10%, which is 1%) gets passed on to the organisms (secondary consumers) that eat the zooplankton.

Step-by-step explanation:

Energy transfer in and between organisms. Within the food chain energy can be passed and transferred from one organism to another. Whilst mammals get their energy sources from food – whether this be eating other animals or eating vegetation; plants get their energy from photosynthesis. Energy is passed between organisms through the food chain.

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