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A food chain consists of the following members. If the last member receives 30 J of energy, make a diagrammatic representation to show the flow of energy.

Snake, Vulture, Plants and Rat.

Plants (30000 J) → Rat(3000 J) → Snake (300 J) → Vulture (30 J)

According to 10% Law


The 10% of the energy present in snakes is passed to the vultures.


Therefore, energy present in snakes


Similarly, energy present in rats


and the energy present in plants


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