Question

There are more herbivores than carnivores in the food chain because____

1. More herbivores are needed to support less number of carnivores
2. Much energy is lost in the transfer of energy from herbivores to carnivores
3. In this way, food chain stays in equilibrium

• A. Option I is correct
• B. Option II is correct
• C. Option III is correct
• D. All of these

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

All of these

Herbivores possess more energy than carnivores as the consume autotrophs directly.

Due to this reason energy transfer from herbivores to carnivores is just 10% of what herbivores have obtained from plants.

Moreover, if carnivores outnumbered and consumed all the herbivores, the carnivores will ultimately die of starvation.

Thus, to maintain equilibrium, herbivores are more in number than carnivores.