Question

The lowest trophic level in an ecosystem____. 1) has the lowest quantity of stored energy 2) has the greatest biomass 3) is made up of heterotrophs 4) contains detritovores

Answer 1

In describing the energy transfer of trophic levels, energy is lost as we move up from a lower level to a higher level. This is because energy is used when for example a primary consumer does body processes before it is eaten by another consumer. hence the lowest trophic level belongs to those which 2) has the greatest biomass