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The 10% rule of ecosystems says that only 10% of the energy is passed in to the next trophic level. what happens to the rest of the energy?

A- it goes back into plants
B- we dont know what happens to it
C- it gets released into the environment as heat

The 10% rule of ecosystems says that only 10% of the energy is passed in to the next-example-1
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The answer is C :)....
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