An aquatic food chain comprises of the organisms like tadpoles, weeds, fish and water beetles. The organism which gets the minimum energy through this food chain is :(a) water beetles (b) tadpoles (c) weeds (d) fish

Academic Biology NCERT Class 10

Correct Answer: (d) fish

Explanation: As fish are in the top trophic level in an aquatic food chain, they get the minimum energy, according to the 10 per cent law.

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