OBJECTIVE FORESTRY

Detailed explanation-1: -Only about 10% of the energy is transferred from one trophic level to another. The rest is used for life processes of the organism and some is lost as heat. Q. According to Lindeman’s 10% law, only 10% of energy is transferred to next trophic level.

Detailed explanation-2: -When green plants are consumed by the herbivores (primary consumers) most of the energy is liberated as heat to the environment, some amount goes into digestion and some energy used for growth and reproduction. Only 10% of the food eaten is turned into its own body and made available for the next level of consumers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Only 10% of the energy is passed on from one level to another in the food chain. That is, only 10% of energy is available for transfer to the higher level out of the energy gained from the previous level. The remaining 90% of the energy is lost in form of heat to the atmosphere, unusable.