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The amount of energy available as one moves up the energy pyramid decreases substantially.
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At each trophic level, energy is lost primarily through heat loss and respiration.
In the image below, 100% of the energy from the plant is not available to the deer. As we move further from the primary producer (in the image below, the green plant), less and less energy is transferred.

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