Question
Why are there less secondary consumers in an ecosystem than producers?(1 point)
Responses
Around 90% of energy from one trophic level to the next is available.
Around 90% of energy from one trophic level to the next is available.
More tertiary consumers will eat secondary consumers over producers.
More tertiary consumers will eat secondary consumers over producers.
There isn’t enough energy available to support more secondary consumers.
There isn’t enough energy available to support more secondary consumers.
There is less land to use for habitat after the producers grow.
There is less land to use for habitat after the producers grow.
Responses
Around 90% of energy from one trophic level to the next is available.
Around 90% of energy from one trophic level to the next is available.
More tertiary consumers will eat secondary consumers over producers.
More tertiary consumers will eat secondary consumers over producers.
There isn’t enough energy available to support more secondary consumers.
There isn’t enough energy available to support more secondary consumers.
There is less land to use for habitat after the producers grow.
There is less land to use for habitat after the producers grow.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:
**There isn’t enough energy available to support more secondary consumers.**
This is because of the energy pyramid and the 10% energy transfer rule, where only about 10% of the energy from one trophic level is available to the next level. Therefore, there are fewer secondary consumers than producers due to the significant loss of energy at each trophic level.
**There isn’t enough energy available to support more secondary consumers.**
This is because of the energy pyramid and the 10% energy transfer rule, where only about 10% of the energy from one trophic level is available to the next level. Therefore, there are fewer secondary consumers than producers due to the significant loss of energy at each trophic level.