Question

Ten percent law of energy transfer in a food chain is given by

• A. Schimper
• B. Elton
• C. Haeckel
• D. Lindemann

Answer 1

The correct option is D

Lindemann

The correct option is D

Explanation of the correct option:

1. Lindemann gave the ten percent law in 1942.
2. This law states that only 10 percent of energy in a food chain out of the total energy is transferred from one trophic level to another.
3. The rest of the energy is utilized for other metabolic processes and some are released as heat.

Explanation of the incorrect options:

Option A:

Schimpers gave the first law of ecology which states that in ecology everything is connected to every other thing.

Option B:

Elton was a pioneer conservation botanist.

Option C:

Haeckel gave recapitulation theory also called biogenetic law.

Final answer: Ten percent law of energy transfer in a food chain was given by Lindemann.