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What happens to the energy that is passed to the primary consumer

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Answer:Primary consumers only obtain a fraction of the total solar energy—about 10%—captured by the producers they eat. The other 90% is used by the producer for growth, reproduction, and survival, or it is lost as heat. ... At each level, called a trophic level, about 90% of the energy is lost.

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