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MHT CET 202621 AprilMorning Shift
Exam
MHT CET
Year
2026
Date
21 April
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Biology
Chapter
Ecosystem

MHT CET 2026 · 21 April · Morning Shift · Biology · Ecosystem

In a food chain of Grass - Deer - Leopard, if 1000 Joules of energy...

In a food chain of Grass - Deer - Leopard, if 1000 Joules of energy is available at the producer level, then how much energy will be received by leopard ?

Options

  1. A1000 Joules
  2. B100 Joules
  3. C10 Joules
  4. D1 Joules

Correct answer

C. 10 Joules

Step-by-step solution

According to the 10%10\% law of energy transfer proposed by Lindeman, only 10%10\% of the energy available at one trophic level is transferred to the next trophic level.

The given food chain is: Grass → Deer → Leopard.

Energy available at the producer level (Grass) =1000= 1000 Joules.

Energy transferred to the primary consumer (Deer) =10%= 10\% of 10001000 Joules =10100×1000=100= \dfrac{10}{100} \times 1000 = 100 Joules.

Energy transferred to the secondary consumer (Leopard) =10%= 10\% of 100100 Joules =10100×100=10= \dfrac{10}{100} \times 100 = 10 Joules.

Thus, the energy received by the leopard is 1010 Joules.

Answer: 10 Joules
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