Captured energy from the Sun is most concentrated at the top of a food chain, specifically in apex predators. As energy flows through the food chain, it is lost at each trophic level due to metabolic processes, with only about 10% of the energy being transferred to the next level. Consequently, organisms at higher trophic levels, such as carnivores, accumulate more energy than those at lower levels like herbivores or producers. Thus, the highest concentration of solar energy captured is found in the biomass of top predators.
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