What happens to energy as it moves up the trophic levels?
Energy decreases as it moves up the trophic levels due to energy loss as heat and metabolic activities, following the 10% law. This follows from NCERT principle where the relation explains the outcome clearly for students in simple steps.
Ref: NCERT Biology Textbook for Class XI and XII (Botany section), Chapter: Biology - Botany portion covering relevant concept.