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Science · 2023 · 3 marks
CBSE 2023 · Region 6 · Set 1 · Q33
(a) Write the percentage of (i) solar energy captured by the autotrophs and (ii) energy transferred from autotrophs to the next level in a food…
(a)
Write the percentage of (i) solar energy captured by the autotrophs and (ii) energy transferred from autotrophs to the next level in a food chain.
(b)
What are trophic levels? Why do different food chains in an ecosystem not have more than four to five trophic levels? Give reason. Q. No. $\displaystyle 34$ to $\displaystyle 36$ are Long Answer Questions.
Marking-scheme solution
(a) (i) $\displaystyle 1$%
(ii) $\displaystyle 10$% energy
(b) Every step of a food chain where transfer of energy occurs.
Since the amount and available energy keeps on becoming less as we move to higher trophic level, very little usable energy remains after four trophic levels.All Our Environment questions2023 question paperNCERT solutions: Our EnvironmentPractice Our Environment →
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