Food Chains Rarely Have More Than Three Levels of Consumers

question 7

Multiple Choice

Food chains rarely have more than three levels of consumers because

• A) the animals are too large to search for prey.
• B) the growing season of plants is not long enough.
• C) pyramids do not go that high.
• D) the amount of energy available is too small.
• E) humans intervene.

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Definitions:

Fontanels

Soft spots on a baby's skull where the bones have not yet grown together, allowing for growth of the brain.

Ossification

The biological process of bone formation in the body.

Cranial Compression

The condition characterized by increased pressure inside the skull, which can affect brain function.

Sphenoidal

Relating to the sphenoid bone, a butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull that plays a key role in the structure of the cranial base.