Only about 10% of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next; the rest is lost.
The amount of energy during transfer from anc Tropic level to another in an ecosystem
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2019 · Topic: Ecology (Ecosystem Functions: Productivity, Energy Flow, Trophic Levels)
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