Why are there less secondary consumers in an ecosystem than producers?(1 point)

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Responses

There isn’t enough energy available to support more secondary consumers.
There isn’t enough energy available to support more secondary consumers.

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.

There is less land to use for habitat after the producers grow.
There is less land to use for habitat after the producers grow.

More tertiary consumers will eat secondary consumers over producers.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

There isn’t enough energy available to support more secondary consumers.

In an ecosystem, energy diminishes as it moves up the trophic levels due to the 10% rule, where approximately 90% of energy is lost as heat at each level. This means that there is significantly less energy available to support secondary consumers compared to producers.