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प्रश्न
In relation to energy transfer in ecosystem, explain the statement "10 kg of deer's meat is equivalent to 1 kg of lion's flesh".
उत्तर
In an ecosystem tiow (transfer) of energy is unidirectional. As energy is trapped in the let tropic level, only 10% of energy is transferred to the next trophic level.
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