Which of the following metabolic activities is a primary reason that chemical energy within a producer is not fully transferred to the next trophic level?

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The chemical energy stored in glucose by plants

The inorganic minerals found in the soil

The kinetic energy of animal movement

The heat released by consumers

Consumers cannot capture and fix energy from non-biological external sources

Consumers convert all ingested energy into heat immediately

Consumers are unable to perform cellular respiration

Consumers do not require chemical energy to maintain body conditions

It is entirely converted to heat

It is entirely stored as new biomass

It is partially used for life processes and partially stored

It is converted back into light energy

Conversion of light into chemical energy

Storage of energy in the form of starch

Absorption of water through the roots

Repair of damaged cellular tissues