Energy efficiency at each trophic level is 1/10th of the trophic level below. State true or false.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A True
Total efficiency at any level of consumption is the product of all the converters up to that level. The energy efficiency at each trophic level is $\frac{1}{10}$ th of the trophic level below.

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Reason (R): Only 10 percent of the energy is transferred to each trophic level from the lower trophic level.

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