Of the light energy the sun that falls onto the water, only 3% becomes incorporated into the phytoplankton. Suggest three reasons why only 3% of the energy is incorporated into the phytoplankton

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photosynthesis makes the glucose that is used in cellular respiration to make atp. the glucose is then turned back into carbon dioxide, which is used in photosynthesis. while water is broken down to form oxygen during photosynthesis, in cellular respiration oxygen is combined with hydrogen to form water.