Question

Which trophic level ingests the most biomass in order to receive the energy they need?(1 point)
Responses

tertiary consumers
tertiary consumers

producers
producers

secondary consumers
secondary consumers

primary consumers
primary consumers

Answer 1

Tertiary consumers.

Because energy is lost at each transfer (about 90% lost, ~10% passed on), organisms at higher trophic levels must eat much more biomass from lower levels to get enough energy.