NEET Biology question

The pyramid of energy is always upright for any ecosystem. This situation indicates the fact that

(A)Producers have the lowest energy conversion efficiency
(B)Carnivores have a better energy conversion efficiency than herbivores
(C)Energy conversion efficiency is the same in all trophic levels
(D)Herbivores have a better energy conversion efficiency than carnivoresCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Since the pyramid of energy is always upright, with each level holding less energy than the one below, and herbivores (primary consumers) retain a comparatively higher proportion of ingested energy than carnivores do at the next

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