When a consumer eats a producer, 10 percent of the producer’s

energy is passed on to the consumer trophic level. What
happens to the other 90 percent? (1 point)
It is added back to the soil by decomposers.
It is used by the producer to pass on to the next
trophic level.
It is used for cell processes or released as heat.
It is consumed and used by the consumer.

The correct answer is: It is used for cell processes or released as heat.