Food chains generally consist of only three or four step. Why?

Only four trophic levels can be formed.

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All organisms are covered in these steps

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Very little usable energy is left after fourth step

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The food chain will break down

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Solution

The correct option is C
Very little usable energy is left after fourth step

Plants are able to trap only 1% of energy when sunlight falls on them. As the amount of usable energy is quite low and also 10% of it is available to pass on further (next trophic level).

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Choose the correct one from the following statements

1. Each organism occupies one trophic level in a food chain.

2. A trophic level in a food chain may be occupied by any of the producers, herbivores, carnivores or decomposers

3. Top consumers in a food chain generally feed on secondary consumers.

4. GFC and DFC are the common food chains and the latter is having maximum energy than the first

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