alleryStart learning →Why is the energy pyramid always upright?
AProducers are numerous
BSome energy is lost as heat
CBiomass is constant
DConsumers are larger
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Some energy is lost as heat
At each transfer some energy is lost as heat, so less reaches higher levels.
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