What will be the amount of energy available to the organisms of the 2nd trophic level of a food chain,

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asked Jan 23, 2018 in Biology by Golu (37,045 points) 19 146 420

What will be the amount of energy available to the organisms of the 2nd trophic level of a food chain, if the energy available at the first trophic level is 10,000 joules?

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answered Jan 23, 2018 by faiz (82,347 points) 6 6 11
 
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On applying the 10% law to the food chain, the organisms of the 2nd trophic level of the food chain
will have 10/100 * 10000= 1,000 joules of energy.

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