| 1. | sun → primary consumer → secondary consumer → producer |
| 2. | sun → producer → secondary consumer → primary consumer |
| 3. | sun → secondary consumer → primary consumer → producer |
| 4. | sun → producer → primary consumer → secondary consumer |
According to energy law of Lindemann, only ___% of the energy is transferred to a trophic level from the lower trophic level.
| 1. | 1 | 2. | 10 |
| 3. | 5 | 4. | 90 |
| 1. | Energy transfer between trophic levels is 100%, allowing only a limited number of levels. |
| 2. | Only 10% of the energy is transferred to the next trophic level, limiting the energy available for higher levels. |
| 3. | Producers are insufficient to support a large number of trophic levels. |
| 4. | Predators at higher trophic levels prevent the formation of additional levels. |
| 1. | Living plants | 2. | Dead organic matter |
| 3. | Herbivores | 4. | Carnivores |
| 1. | Energy is lost as heat at each trophic level and cannot return to lower levels. |
| 2. | Energy moves back and forth between trophic levels indefinitely. |
| 3. | Producers recycle energy from consumers repeatedly. |
| 4. | Decomposers convert heat back into chemical energy. |
| Assertion (A): | The number of trophic levels in the grazing food chain is restricted. |
| Reason (R): | The transfer of energy follows the 50 per cent law, meaning only 50% of the energy is passed from one trophic level to the next. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
| 4. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
Which of the following is a primary consumer in maize field ecosystem?
1. Grasshopper
2. Wolf
3. Phytoplankton
4. Lion
Of the total incident solar radiation the proportion of PAR is
1. about 70%
2. about 60%
3. less than 50%
4. more than 80%
The second trophic level in a lake is:
1. Phytoplankton
2. Zooplankton
3. Benthos
4. Fishes