$(a)$ What percentage of energy available at the producer level is transferred at successive trophic level in a food chain?
$(b)$ What percentage of the solar energy is trapped and utilised by the plants?

Vedclass pdf generator app on play store
Vedclass iOS app on app store
(N/A) According to the $10 \%$ Law of energy transfer,only $10 \%$ of the energy available at one trophic level is transferred to the next higher trophic level.
$(b)$ Green plants (producers) capture approximately $1 \%$ of the solar energy falling on their leaves and convert it into food energy through the process of photosynthesis.

Explore More

Similar Questions

What is meant by biological magnification?

Disposable plastic plates should not be used because

Organisms of a higher trophic level which feed on several types of organisms belonging to a lower trophic level constitute the

Give two differences between food chain and food web.

The first trophic level in a food chain is always a green plant. Why?

Vedclass Products

For Students

Vedclass Test Series

Mock tests in real JEE/NEET style with performance analysis. 5-day free trial.

Start Free Trial
For Teachers

Exam Paper Generator

Generate Set A/B/C/D exam papers from 7.5L+ questions in 2 minutes. 3 chapters free.

Try Free
For Institutes

Online Exam Module

Live online exams with unlimited students, 360° analytics & white-label branding.

See Demo