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Published on: August 14, 2026
If 20 J of energy is trapped at producer level, then how much energy will be available to peacock as food in the following chain? Plant → mice → snake → peacock
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By the 10% law of energy transfer, each trophic level gets only 10% energy of the previous one.So: 20 J → 2 J → 0.2 J → 0.02 J (peacock).
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