Question

In a food chain, the maximum energy is stored in the

• A. Producers
• B. Decomposers
• C. Herbivores
• D. Carnivores

Answer 1

The correct option is A Producers

The food chain begins with producers, organisms such as green plants, that can make their own food through photosynthesis. Producers convert solar energy to chemical energy (food).

Plants are eaten by consumers, which are organisms that cannot make their own food. Herbivores are consumers, that eat only producers. Consumers that prey on other consumers are called as carnivores. If an animal can get its energy by ingesting either producers or consumers, it is an omnivore.

Hence, maximum energy is stored in the producers. Around 10% of the light energy that is converted into chemical energy through photosynthesis and 10% of producer's energy is transferred to the successive trophic levels, the rest is lost in respiration, as heat, faeces and urine. Therefore, the correct answer is option A.