STANDARD Botany Energy Flow MCQ Question
In a food web, each successive trophic level has
Increased total energy
Less total energy content
More total energy content
Non estimated energy content
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
The amount of energy transfer was explained by Lindeman in 1942 in ten percent law. The transfer of energy from one trophic level to another trophic level is accompanied by loss of energy at each level or step.
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