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In an ecosystem , at a particular time, standing crop includues

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total living material

B

total detritus

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Both (a) and (b)

D

total nutrients present in crop

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Noarly `90%` of energy (dry weight) is lost when it moves from one trophic level to next trophic level.
Producer `to1^(@)` consumer `to2^(@)` consumer `to3^(@)` consumer `809to80.9to8.09to0.809`
So, about `1.5kgm^(-2)` remains at tertiary consumer in food chain.
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