CBSE · Class 10 · Science · Our EnvironmentIn a food chain, the flow of energy is always:
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Energy flow in a food chain is unidirectional because energy captured by autotrophs does not revert back to the sun, and energy passes from one trophic level to the next in only one direction with loss at each step.
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Option : Unidirectional (Correct Answer)
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Option 1: Bidirectional
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Option 2: Multidirectional
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Option 3: Cyclic
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