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If the plant absorbs 50 kcals of energy units, how much energy will the mushroom get from hawk that ate mouse that ate plants.

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The mushroom will get 0.05 kcals of energy units in the end. This is because at each level, you only pass on 10% of the energy, which then results in the mushroom getting only 0.05 kcals by the end.
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