a quaternary consumer species would be expected to have a smaller population than a secondary consumer…
a quaternary consumer species would be expected to have a smaller population than a secondary consumer species.\n\nplease select the best answer from the choices provided\n\nt\nf
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Brief Explanations:
In an ecological pyramid (energy, biomass, or number), as we move up trophic levels (from primary producers to primary consumers, secondary, tertiary, quaternary consumers), the population size generally decreases because energy transfer is inefficient (only ~10% energy is passed to next level). Quaternary consumers are at a higher trophic level than secondary consumers, so their population should be smaller. Thus the statement is true.
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