With reference to 'Ecosystem', which of the following statements is/are correct ?
1. Green plants in terrestrial ecosystem capture about 1% of energy of the sunlight that falls on their leaves.
2. Around 10% of organic matter reaches to the next higher level of consumers.
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Both statements are correct based on fundamental ecological principles. Statement 1 is correct: green plants in terrestrial ecosystems capture approximately 1% of the solar energy incident on their leaves and convert it into chemical energy through photosynthesis. Statement 2 is correct and refers to Lindeman's 10% Law. This principle states that during energy transfer between trophic levels, only about 10% of the organic matter (energy) is stored as biomass and made available to the next higher level of consumers. The remaining 90% is lost as heat during metabolic processes like respiration or used for growth and reproduction. This significant energy loss at each step typically limits the number of trophic levels in a food chain to three or four.