The ten-percent rule states that ten percent of the energy from a trophic level is transferred from one trophic level to the next. What happens to ninety percent of the energy?(1 point)
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It is released into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.
It is released into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.
It is mostly lost as heat or becomes detritus.
It is mostly lost as heat or becomes detritus.
It is transferred to a different trophic level.
It is transferred to a different trophic level.
It is all used by the organism for cellular processes.