State whether the following statement is true or false :

Only 10 percent of the light energy given by the sun is available for transfer at each higher trophic level in a food chain.

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False. Only one per cent of light energy is trapped by plants, and of this, only 10 per cent is transferred at each trophic level in a food chain.

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State whether the following statement is true or false : Only 10 percent of the light energy given by the sun is available for transfer at each higher trophic level in a food chain.

False. Only one per cent of light energy is trapped by plants, and of this, only 10 per cent is transferred at each trophic level in a food chain.

State whether the following statement is true or false :

Only 10 percent of the light energy given by the sun is available for transfer at each higher trophic level in a food chain.