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Productivity at the second trophic level is always.

A

greater than the productivity at the first trophic level

B

less than the productivity at the first trophic level

C

less than the productivity at the first trophic level

D

equal to the productivity at the first trophic level

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B
Productivity at second trophic level is always less than productivity at first trophic level. This because only 10 % of energy is transferred from one from one trophic level to another. Thus, decrease in energy would result in decrease in productivity.
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