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In food chain initial organisms are...

In food chain initial organisms are

A

Increased total energy

B

Less total energy content

C

More total energy content

D

Non estimated energy content

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In food web, each successive trophic level has less total energy content as per law of Lindeman. Some energy is lost in transfer from one another level.
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