All the following statements are consistent with the concept of trophic structure except ____________
A. at every feeding stage, some energy is wasted from the chain B. the nearer the organism to the beginning of a food chain, the greater the availabic energy of the organism C. the first trophic level is occupied by the autotrophs D. there are few numbers of organisms at the start of a food chain
Correct Answer: D
Explanation
The producer contain most of the energy; the primary consumers have lesser energy while the secondary and tertiary consumers lave the least energy. Hence, at every feeding stage, some energy is wasted from the chain. The number of producers is greater than that of primary consumers which is in turn greater than that of the secondary consumers. Hence, the nearer the organisms to the beginning of the chain, the larger the number of the organisms.
