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Which one of the following has the largest population in a food chain?

Exercise: EXERCISES | Q: 2 | (Page 10)
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Explanation

Option A is correct because the context states that in most ecosystems, pyramids of number, energy, and biomass are upright. In an upright pyramid, producers are more in number and biomass than the herbivores (primary consumers), and herbivores are more in number than the carnivores (secondary consumers). Therefore, producers occupy the base and have the largest population.

Solution Steps

  1. Step 1: Analyze the relationship between trophic levels described in the text. The text states that pyramids are upright, meaning 'producers are more in number and biomass than the herbivores, and herbivores are more in number and biomass than the carnivores.'

  2. Step 2: Apply this hierarchy to the options given. Since producers > primary consumers > secondary consumers in terms of number, producers have the largest population.

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