Responses
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.
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.
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The correct response is: There isn’t enough energy available to support more secondary consumers.
This is because of the energy pyramid concept in ecosystems, where energy decreases as it moves up trophic levels. Only about 10% of the energy from one level is available to the next, leading to fewer secondary consumers than producers.
