Question

Assertion: Vegetarian food habit is more beneficial to organisms. Reason: Only 10% energy is available as food from one trophic level to next.

Answer 1

Answer:

assertion is true but reason is false

Answer 2

Answer:

a and r are true but r is not the correct explanation of a

Explanation:

the main reason that vegetarian food habit is more beneficial , is because producers are at the lower trophic level and hence there is a wider prey base i.e. food options so easier availability of food and the food choices/prey base goes slimmer as we move up in the trophic level.

10% energy is available to subsequent trophic levels , this is explained by 10% law

hence both statements are true , but r does not explain a

therefore its b