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According to the 10% law, plants take 1% of the energy from sun and
pass on 10% of the energy to the eater If deer directly eat the
plant, it means deer gained 10% of the energy and after that tiger
eaten the deer then its 10% is passed So, deer will have more
energy then tiger?

Fakeha Anis · Accepted Answer

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Please find below the solution to the asked query

Yes, the deer will have more energy than the tiger This is because
organisms present on higher
trophic levels (tiger) get less energy from the organisms of the
lower trophic level (deer) This is in accordance with the 10% law
of energy

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According to the 10% law, plants take 1% of the energy from sun and pass on 10% of the energy to the eater. If deer directly eat the plant, it means deer gained 10% of the energy and after that tiger eaten the deer then its 10% is passed. So, deer will have more energy then tiger?