In the given food chain, the amount of energy available to the plant is 200 J. What amount of energy will be available to the tiger?
Plant → Deer → Tiger

2000 J

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200 J

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20 J

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2 J

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Solution

The correct option is D 2 J
Only 10% of the energy available to the plant would be passed on to the deer. So the energy available to the deer would be 10% of 200 J, that is 20 J. Consequently, the energy available to the tiger is 10% of 20 J, that is 2 J.

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