OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
ECOLOGY
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Question
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Lions eat gazelle. There are 1000 units of energy in the level of the pyramid with the gazelle. What is the amount of energy at the lion’s level?
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10000
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10
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100
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100000
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Energy Flow Through an Ecosystem Secondary and tertiary consumers, omnivores and carnivores, follow in the subsequent sections of the pyramid. At each step up the food chain, only 10 percent of the energy is passed on to the next level, while approximately 90 percent of the energy is lost as heat.
Detailed explanation-2: -Thus, the correct answer is ‘10 J’.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thus, from the plant, the goat gets 100kJ, while only 10kJ reaches the lion from the goat.
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