Question

explain the 10% law with the help of an example
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Answer 1

The 10% Rule means that when energy is passed in an ecosystem from one trophic level to the next, only ten percent of the energy will be passed on. A trophic level is the position of an organism in a food chain or energy pyramid.

For example, let's think about Jamal and his fishing trip. Let's say that Jamal caught a bass on his trip. The bass did not know he was going to end up on Jamal's plate for dinner that day, so he ate, swam and went about his normal routine. While completing his routine, the bass was expending energy. So, all of the energy that the bass could have given Jamal will not be transferred to him because some of it was used by the fish