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Secondary consumers obtain energy indirectly from the sun through the food chain. They primarily eat primary consumers (herbivores), which have already converted solar energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis in plants. Typically, only about 10% of the energy from one trophic level is transferred to the next, so secondary consumers receive a fraction of the solar energy originally captured by plants. Overall, the energy they ultimately derive from the sun is significantly diminished by the time it reaches them.
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Which of these groups CANNOT harvest energy from the sun?
Primary and secondary consumers cannot harvest energy from the sun. These consumers must eat producers to gain the sun's energy indirectly.
How is energy transferred through a food chain?
10% or the energy of THE SUN is transferred. 1 tertiary consumers 10 secondary consumers 100 primary consumers 1000 producers 10000 sun
How is the secondary consumers like a cat which eats a mouse dependant upon the energy of the sun?
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What is the main energy of the sun?
The sun is the source of energy for everything basically because it gives off sunlight, which almost everything needs, and also because plants need sunlight to get food, (and in the energy pyramid producers are at the bottom, which leads to everything as in secondary consumers, primary consumers, teritari consumers and decomposers, so without producers, there wouldn't be any secondary consumers (because they wouldn't have food) and without secondary consumers there wouldn't be any primary consumers out of starvation, etc. Hope you understand now. Alao, every source of energy is derived from solar energy. The exceptions include; geothermal energy, nuclear energy, tidal energy, and some chemical reactions. But petroleum is stored sunlight, as is wood and plant fiber. Wind energy is derived from the heating of the atmosphere by the Sun, and hydroelectric energy is dependent upon evaporation of sea water by the Sun. The Sun produces a huge amount of energy, of which the Earth intercepts only a tiny fraction.
Why is the sun the main source of energy?
The sun is the source of energy for everything basically because it gives off sunlight, which almost everything needs, and also because plants need sunlight to get food, (and in the energy pyramid producers are at the bottom, which leads to everything as in secondary consumers, primary consumers, teritari consumers and decomposers, so without producers, there wouldn't be any secondary consumers (because they wouldn't have food) and without secondary consumers there wouldn't be any primary consumers out of starvation, etc. Hope you understand now. Alao, every source of energy is derived from solar energy. The exceptions include; geothermal energy, nuclear energy, tidal energy, and some chemical reactions. But petroleum is stored sunlight, as is wood and plant fiber. Wind energy is derived from the heating of the atmosphere by the Sun, and hydroelectric energy is dependent upon evaporation of sea water by the Sun. The Sun produces a huge amount of energy, of which the Earth intercepts only a tiny fraction. Potato man is the best!
Why is the sun the main source?
The sun is the source of energy for everything basically because it gives off sunlight, which almost everything needs, and also because plants need sunlight to get food, (and in the energy pyramid producers are at the bottom, which leads to everything as in secondary consumers, primary consumers, teritari consumers and decomposers, so without producers, there wouldn't be any secondary consumers (because they wouldn't have food) and without secondary consumers there wouldn't be any primary consumers out of starvation, etc. Hope you understand now. Alao, every source of energy is derived from solar energy. The exceptions include; geothermal energy, nuclear energy, tidal energy, and some chemical reactions. But petroleum is stored sunlight, as is wood and plant fiber. Wind energy is derived from the heating of the atmosphere by the Sun, and hydroelectric energy is dependent upon evaporation of sea water by the Sun. The Sun produces a huge amount of energy, of which the Earth intercepts only a tiny fraction. Potato man is the best!
Are consumers a food source?
Yes. SUN Producers Primary Consumers Secondary Consumers Tertiary Consumers Decomposers
What is the main source of energy in food chains and webs?
The energy is taken from nutrients that are found in the ground which the plants absorb. The plants are then eaten by primary consumers, or herbivores;after this, the primary consumers re eaten by secondary consumers or carnivores. Omnivores share both of these characteristics though, and thus are a primary and secondary consumer.
What has the most energy in the energy pyramid?
Tertiary Consumers and Secondary carnivores
What are the four levels in an energy pyramid?
energy source(sun)>producer(grass)>primary consumer(mouse)>secondary consumer(snake)> tertiary(hawk)>decomposer(fungi) All organisms die and get broken down by decomposers
What is a description of the energy flow through an ecosystem?
The plants get 10 percent energy from the sun. The highest concentration of energy is in producers [for example plants or algae]. Then the primary consumer eats only plants but retain only ten percent of their energy. Secondary consumers eat the primary consumers and get ten percent from the primary consumers. Secondary consumers can also eat plants. Then the final level is the tertiary consumers who are typically carnivores and eat secondary consumers. They retain 10 percent from the secondary consumers. So with each level less energy is achieved.
What nutrient are passed from living things to the environment?
Sun hit the earth, plants use sun's energy to create sugar from organic compounds. Plants lose heat to the environment. Primary consumers eat the plants, and get energy from them, also loses heat to the environment. Secondary consumers eat the primary consumers, gain energy but also loses heat to the environment. Plants and consumers died and decompose, their body become nutrients for plants and the cycle start all over.
