Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is…
Biology · NEET · NTA Exams — Ecosystem
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Number of trophic levels in food chain is limited.
Reason (R): Only 10% of energy is transferred to next trophic level.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
- (A) is not correct but (R) is correct
- Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
Answer
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
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