Only 10 percent of the energy stored in an organism can be passed on to the next trophic level. Of the remaining energy, some is used for the organism's life processes, and the rest is
A)used in reproduction.
B)stored as body tissue.
C)stored as fat.
D)eliminated as heat.

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The remaining energy, after what is passed on to the next trophic level and used for life processes, is primarily lost as heat due to metabolic processes and inefficiencies in energy transfer within ecosystems.

Only 10 Percent of the Energy Stored in an Organism