Grass → Grasshopper → Frog → Snake → Hawk
(a) 5 k J
(b) 50 k J
(c) 500 k J
(d) 5000 k J
Correct option – ( d )
Explanation for correct option – at a particular trophic level the available energy level is 10 times the energy level at next trophic level . At fourth level energy ids 5 kJ , so at third level it would have been 50 KJ .Similarly at second level 500 kJ and at the first level 5000 KJ .
Explanation for incorrect option – 5 KJ at fourth level
50 KJ at third level
500 KJ at second level
Hence correct option is 5000 kJ