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Why is the length of a food chain in an ecosystem generally limited to 3-4 trophic levels ? Explain with an example

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length of a food chain in an ecosystem generally limited to 3-4 trophic levels because which energy is transferred for 3-4 trophic levels is enough to do work and after that, the energy is not enough to do work because only 10% of energy is transferred to next level.

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Short / Long Answer Type Questions :Why is the length of a food chain in an ecosystem generally limited to 3-4 trophic levels ? Explain with an example

length of a food chain in an ecosystem generally limited to 3-4 trophic levels because which energy is transferred for 3-4 trophic levels is enough to do work and after that, the energy is not enough to do work because only 10% of energy is transferred to next level.

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Why is the length of a food chain in an ecosystem generally limited to 3-4 trophic levels ? Explain with an example