State PCS PYQPrelims 2019

UPPCS · प्रश्न 134

The amount of energy during transfer from one trophic level to another in an ecosystem

  1. Increases
  2. Decreases
  3. Remains constant
  4. May increase or decrease
उत्तर दाखवा आणि स्पष्टीकरण

उत्तर: (B) Decreases

स्पष्टीकरण

Energy decreases at each trophic level. Only about 10% passes to the next level (Lindeman's 10% law); the rest is lost as heat in respiration.