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Question
The following statement is true or false :
Only 10 per cent of the light energy given by the sun is available for transfer at each higher trophic level in a food chain.
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Solution
False. Only one per cent of light energy is trapped by plants, and of this, only 10 per cent is transferred at each trophic level in a food chain.
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