Which of the Following Best Explains Why Food Chains Are

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains why food chains are sometimes short?

• A) only a single species of herbivore feeds on each plant species
• B) local extinction of a species causes extinction of the other species in its food chain
• C) the transfer of energy from one trophic level to the next higher level is inefficient
• D) predator species tend to be less diverse and less abundant than prey species

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