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NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: ECO SYSTEM
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Regarding 10% law
I. This law was put forward by Lindeman in 1942
II. According to this law, during the transfer of food energy from one tropical level to the other, only about 10% is stored at higher trophic level and the remaining 90% is lost in respiration, decomposition and waste in the form of heat
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
I. This law was put forward by Lindeman in 1942
II. According to this law, during the transfer of food energy from one tropical level to the other, only about 10% is stored at higher trophic level and the remaining 90% is lost in respiration, decomposition and waste in the form of heat
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct option: C
I and II
Option C (I and II) is correct because both statements accurately describe Lindeman's 10% law regarding energy transfer between trophic levels.
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