According to the diagram 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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Word bank: 50%, heterotrophs, producers, 5000, 10%, cellular respiration, consumers, photosythensis, photoautotrophs

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According to the diagram above, an area of the ocean has photoautotrophs. These producers are surface dwelling photoautotrophs that make their own food through photosynthesis. How can 5000 photoautotrophs 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.