According to Lindeman’s 10 percent law, if 1000 J of energy is available at the producer level, how much energy will be available at the secondary consumer level?
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Correct answer: 10 J
Only 10 percent of energy is transferred to the next trophic level. If Producers have 1000 J, Primary Consumers (level 2) get 100 J, and Secondary Consumers (level 3) get 10 J.
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