If 5 joules of energy is available at producer level (plants), then how much energy will be transferred to the lion in the following food chain?Plants → Goat → Lion
According to the 10% rule when energy is passed in an ecosystem from one tropic level to the next, only 10% of the energy is passed on and the rest is wasted.
10% of (10% of 5 joules) = Energy transferred to the lion.
Hence, the energy that will be transferred to the lion in the given food chain is 0.05 J.
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