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Which of the following statements about energy transfer in food chains is incorrect?

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Only about 10% of energy is passed to the next trophic level Energy is lost as heat at each trophic level Consumers gain more energy than producers Correct Energy transfer follows the second law of thermodynamics

Explanation

Consumers gain less energy than producers due to energy loss at each trophic level.

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