What Eventually Happens to the Energy That Is Passed from One

Multiple Choice

What eventually happens to the energy that is passed from one trophic level to the next in a food chain?

A) It recycles back to the producers.
B) It results in a much larger decomposer population.
C) It is dissipated into the atmosphere in the form of heat.
D) It is recaptured by another food chain.
E) It is eventually sealed in fossil fuels such as coal and oil.