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At which level of the food pyramid is the least energy available?
It follows that the carnivores (secondary consumers) that feed on herbivores and detritivores and those that eat other carnivores (tertiary consumers) have the lowest amount of energy available to them.
Which level of the energy pyramid has the least biomass?
tertiary consumers
The trophic level that has the least biomass is usually the tertiary consumers.
Which level of the food pyramid has the most energy?
producers
The bottom and largest level of the pyramid is the producers and contains the largest amount of energy. As you move up the pyramid, through the trophic levels to primary, secondary and tertiary consumers, the amount of energy decreases and the levels become smaller.
Which trophic level has the least amount of energy from the sun available?
Terms in this set (6) Which trophic level has the least amount of energy from the sun available for the next highest trophic level? If decomposers were added to an energy pyramid that contains producers, primary consumers, and secondary consumers, which trophic level or levels would be affected?
What level contains the most energy?
Since the source of energy is the sun, the trophic level representing producers (plants) contains the most energy.
Which organism received the least amount of energy and why?
Food Chains and Energy Flow
| A | B |
|---|---|
| Which group of consumers receives the most energy in a food chain? | plant eaters (herbivores) |
| Which group of consumers receives the least amount of energy in a food chain? | tertiary or top level consumers |
Why tertiary consumers receives the least amount of energy?
Because there are losses in energy between levels, the population between levels also diminishes. With less energy, there are less creatures that can be supported by it, so the level with the least amount of creatures would be the tertiary consumers, while the level with the most organisms would the producers.
Which level of the pyramid contains autotrophic organisms?
Plants or other photosynthetic organisms (autotrophs) are found on the first trophic level, at the bottom of the pyramid. The next level will be the herbivores, and then the carnivores that eat the herbivores.
Why does the top of an energy pyramid have the least amount of organisms?
The number of organisms at each level decreases relative to the level below because there is less energy available to support those organisms. The top level of an energy pyramid has the fewest organisms because it has the least amount of energy.
Q. A food pyramid represents the relative amount of energy in trophic (feeding) levels. Which of the following correctly shows a food pyramid? Q. If these organisms were arranged in a food pyramid, which organism would have the least amount of total energy available?
How is the energy pyramid like a food chain?
The pyramid is divided into trophic levels similar to those in a food chain. At the pyramid base are the producers, autotrophic organisms that make their own food from inorganic substances. All of the other organisms in the energy pyramid are consumers. These are heterotrophs, meaning that they get food energy by consuming other organisms.
What does the shape of an energy pyramid mean?
In rare instances, an ecosystem may have an additional trophic level composed of quaternary consumers—carnivores that consume tertiary consumers. The shape of an energy pyramid shows that the amount of food energy that enters each trophic level is less than the amount that entered the level below.