In a hypothetical land ecosystem, plants (the primary producers) capture 1000 kilocalories of sunlight energy per

square meter per year. Approximately how many kilocalories of the plant’s energy will be harvested by the third trophic



a. 1
b. 10
c. 100
d. 1000
e. 2000


ANSWER: b

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