In a food chain, plants are eaten by herbivores; herbivores are eaten by carnivores and so on. How much energy is passed on from one trophic level to another?

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10%

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Solution

The correct option is B 10%
Only 10 % of the energy is transferred from one trophic level to another in the process of energy transfer in a food chain to maintain the balance of ecosystem.

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Choose the correct one from the following statements

1. Each organism occupies one trophic level in a food chain.

2. A trophic level in a food chain may be occupied by any of the producers, herbivores, carnivores or decomposers

3. Top consumers in a food chain generally feed on secondary consumers.

4. GFC and DFC are the common food chains and the latter is having maximum energy than the first

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