Suppose $1000 J o u l e s$ of energy falls on the leaves of green plants. How much energy is available to the plants to produce chemical or food energy

1000 J

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10 J

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100 J

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50 J

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Solution

The correct option is C $100 J$
According to Ten percent law, only $10$ % of the energy entering a particular trophic level is available for transfer to the next trophic level.
$10$ % of $1000 = 100 J$

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Suppose 1000 Joules of energy falls on the leaves of green plants. How much energy is available to the plants to produce chemical or food energy

The correct option is C 100 JAccording to Ten percent law, only 10% of the energy entering a particular trophic level is available for transfer to the next trophic level.10% of 1000=100 J

Suppose $1000 J o u l e s$ of energy falls on the leaves of green plants. How much energy is available to the plants to produce chemical or food energy

The correct option is C $100 J$
According to Ten percent law, only $10$ % of the energy entering a particular trophic level is available for transfer to the next trophic level.
$10$ % of $1000 = 100 J$