The energy decreases as you move through the trophic levels from the bottom to the top of the energy pyramid. This is because the energy is used up by the organisms at each level.
Answer:
The answers to the question: Which statements are true regarding an energy pyramid? would be: 1. The number of producers is greater than the number of primary consumers, and 2. The amount of energy at the primary consumer level is greater than the amount of energy at the secondary consumer level.
Explanation:
The energy pyramid is a graphical representation of how energy is passed from one trophic level to the other, from those who take the energy directly from the non-living resources, and the sun, use it, store some of it, and then transfer it to the higher levels. As such, the base of the pyramid are the producers, like plants, who take the energy from the non-living sources and use it to both produce new biomass, and transfer part of it to the next level. After the producers come the consumers, and the reason is that the number of members, and the amount of energy that is passed, is in an upward form, from producers, towards the top of the food chain.
