Question

Animals in the food chain need to eat less food than the animal in the previous level did to stay alive.

• True
• False

Answer 1

**True.** In a food chain, energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next, and only a fraction of the energy (typically around 10%) is passed on. This means that animals at higher trophic levels need to consume more food to meet their energy requirements, while those at lower levels consume less.