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An Aquatic Food Chain Comprises of the Organisms like Tadpoles, Weeds, Fish and Water Beetles. the Organism Which Gets the Minimum Energy Through this Food Chain is : (A) Water Beetles (B) Tadpoles (C - Science

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An aquatic food chain comprises of the organisms like tadpoles, weeds, fish and water beetles. The organism which gets the minimum energy through this food chain is :
(a) water beetles
(b) tadpoles
(c) weeds
(d) fish

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Solution

 fish
As fish are in the top trophic level in an aquatic food chain, they get the minimum energy, according to the 10 per cent law.

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Chapter 5: Our Environment - Exercise 2 [Page 242]

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Lakhmir Singh Biology (Science) [English] Class 10
Chapter 5 Our Environment
Exercise 2 | Q 50 | Page 242

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