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In grass-deer food chain, grass biomass is one ton.The tiger biomass shall be ___.
In grass-deer food chain, grass biomass is one ton.The tiger biomass shall be
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The correct option is B 10 Kg
Every energy transfer is governed by the second law of thermodynamics which states that whenever energy is transformed, there is a loss of energy through the release of heat. This exact same thing is going to happen when energy is transferred between trophic levels like in a food chain/web. According to ten percent law by lindemann, only 10 per cent of the energy entering a particular trophic level of organisms is available for transfer to the next higher trophic level. On applying the 10% law
From grass the energy is tranferred to the deer then according to the law only 10 percent of one ton (1 ton = 1000 Kg), that is, 100 Kg biomass will be strored by the deer.
On successive transfer of stored biomass from deer to tiger 10 % of 100 Kg, that is, only 10 Kg of biomass will be stored by the tiger on consuming the deer.
Every energy transfer is governed by the second law of thermodynamics which states that whenever energy is transformed, there is a loss of energy through the release of heat. This exact same thing is going to happen when energy is transferred between trophic levels like in a food chain/web. According to ten percent law by lindemann, only 10 per cent of the energy entering a particular trophic level of organisms is available for transfer to the next higher trophic level. On applying the 10% law
From grass the energy is tranferred to the deer then according to the law only 10 percent of one ton (1 ton = 1000 Kg), that is, 100 Kg biomass will be strored by the deer.
On successive transfer of stored biomass from deer to tiger 10 % of 100 Kg, that is, only 10 Kg of biomass will be stored by the tiger on consuming the deer.
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