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In the food chain, how much energy is transferred from the Sun to a producer?

1%
10%
90%
100%

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Answer:

it is either 1 percent or 10 percent

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

1

Step-by-step explanation:

In a food chain, only 1% to 2 % of the total available solar energy is transferred to the producers. The rest 98% to 99% of the solar energy is reflected by the leaves and other surfaces on earth, which is then absorbed by some other materials that convert it into heat.

Thus, 1% solar energy is available to the producers in order to synthesize their food in the process called photosynthesis.

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