Jim found a chart that showed information on ecosystems. He noticed that the chart was subdivided into producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers,
and tertiary consumers.
Ecosystem Chart
Tertiary Consumer Snakes
Secondary Consumer Frogs
Primary Consumer
Insects
Producer
Plants
Which statement BEST describes the energy relationship found within this
ecosystem chart?
A. Producers generate less energy than consumers in the ecosystem.
B. Plants produce the most energy for feeding organisms in the ecosystem.
C. Tertiary consumers such as snakes consume most of the energy available in the
ecosystem.
D. The insect population has less energy available to it than the frog population in
the ecosystem.