The food chain shows the number of organisms at each level of a lake community food chain.
A food chain with arrows.Short description, A food chain with arrows.,Long description,
The arrows point from 12,000 Water Plants to 1,900 Caddisfly larva; from 1,900 Caddisfly larva to 300 Bluegill; and from 300 Bluegill to 10 Bass.
Question
Why are there fewer bass in this food chain?
Answer options with 4 options
A.
They have fewer offspring.
B.
They have less energy available to them.
C.
They are stronger and use up more energy.
D.
They cannot get food from the soil like plants.
1 answer
B. They have less energy available to them.