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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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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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