NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

EMBRYOLOGY

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The greatest amount of energy (and biomass) in a healthy ecosystem will be found in the ____
A
Tertiary Consumers
B
Secondary Consumers
C
Primary Consumers
D
Producers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to the pyramid of energy, the energy content is maximum in autotrophs or producers. Autotrophs are the plants which prepare their food by photosynthesis. They are the primary producers and primary source of food energy.

Detailed explanation-2: -For animals, most biomass is concentrated in the marine environment, and for bacteria and archaea, most biomass is concentrated in deep subsurface environments.

Detailed explanation-3: -Autotrophs may have the highest global proportion of biomass, but they are closely rivaled or surpassed by microbes.

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