The primary producers convert how much energy in the sunlight available to them into NPP?

10 %

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42 %

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50 %

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1 %

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Solution

The correct option is D $1 %$
The primary producers convert only $1 %$ of the energy in the sunlight available to them into NPP. Out of this, only $10 %$ is available for the organisms at the next trophic level.

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