Assertion: The 10 percent law of energy flow is an absolute rule that applies to all ecosystems.
Reasoning: The 10 percent law of energy flow is a general rule that applies to most ecosystems. However, there are some ecosystems where the efficiency of energy transfer between trophic levels may be higher or lower than 10 percent due to various factors such as the trophic structure of the ecosystem, biodiversity, and climate conditions.
Both assertion and reasoning are true, and the reasoning is the correct explanation of the assertion.
Both assertion and reasoning are true, but the reasoning is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
The assertion is true, but the reasoning is false.
Both assertion and reasoning are false.
The 10 percent law of energy flow is a general rule that applies to most ecosystems, but it is not an absolute rule that applies to all ecosystems. The reasoning correctly explains that there are factors that can influence the efficiency of energy transfer between trophic levels, but this does not contradict the assertion that the 10 percent law of energy flow is not an absolute rule. Therefore, Both assertion and reasoning are true, but the reasoning is not the correct explanation of the assertion. Hence, the correct answer is option 2.