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tuna - 0.5

mackeral 5
herring 50
primary consumers 500
producers 5000

According to the info above, an area of the ocean has producers. These producers are surface dwelling that make their own food through . How can 5000 only support half a tuna? Energy gets used up at each level and only is able to move to the next level as it is used to maintain life or given off as heat waste.

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According to the info above, an area of the ocean has 5000 producers. These producers are surface dwelling photoautotrophs that make their own food through photosynthesis. How can 5000 producers only support half a tuna? Energy gets used up at each level and only 10% is able to move to the next level as it is used to maintain life or given off as heat waste.