Given below are two statements: Statement I: If 10,000 J of energy is trapped by…
Biology · NEET · NTA Exams — Ecosystem
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: If 10,000 J of energy is trapped by producers, the energy available to tertiary consumers for assimilation is 100 J.
Statement II: The ten percent law applies to energy transfer between trophic levels in both grazing and detritus food chains.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
- Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
- Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
- Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
Answer
(B) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
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