Question

Why are there less secondary consumers in an ecosystem than producers?(1 point) Responses There isn’t enough energy available to support more secondary consumers. There isn’t enough energy available to support more secondary consumers. More tertiary consumers will eat secondary consumers over producers. More tertiary consumers will eat secondary consumers over producers. There is less land to use for habitat after the producers grow. There is less land to use for habitat after the producers grow. Around 90% of energy from one trophic level to the next is available.

Answer 1

The correct response is: There isn’t enough energy available to support more secondary consumers.

This is because only about 10% of the energy from one trophic level is passed on to the next level (the 10% rule), which limits the number of consumers at higher trophic levels.