If an Ecosystem Had an Ecological Efficiency of 10%,how Much

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If an ecosystem had an ecological efficiency of 10%,how much energy would be available to the third trophic level if the first trophic level consisted of 10 000 units of energy?

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Manufacturing Overhead

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