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In the given food chain, who gets less energy than the tertiary consumer?
In the given food chain, who gets less energy than the tertiary consumer?
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The correct option is D Eagle
In a food chain, energy flow is from environmental sunlight to producers, producers to primary consumers, primary consumers to secondary consumers, secondary consumers to tertiary consumers and so on. According to the ten percent law given by Raymond Lindeman only ten percent energy passes from one trophic level to the next. So, in the given food chain eagle will get less energy as it is placed at the top of the food chain.
In a food chain, energy flow is from environmental sunlight to producers, producers to primary consumers, primary consumers to secondary consumers, secondary consumers to tertiary consumers and so on. According to the ten percent law given by Raymond Lindeman only ten percent energy passes from one trophic level to the next. So, in the given food chain eagle will get less energy as it is placed at the top of the food chain.
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