Use the energy pyramid below to answer the following question.
Energy pyramid with groups of organisms stacked on top of each other with the largest group on the bottom and the smallest group on the top. The largest, bottom group has a tree, grass, flowering plants, and crops. The second group, directly above the bottom, has butterfly, grasshopper, ant, caterpillar, and bee. The third group, directly above the second group, has rat, sparrow, and frog. The fourth group, directly above the third group, has snake and owl. The fifth group is on the top, above the fourth group, and only has eagles.
Which statement describes the relationship between the law of conservation of energy and the energy pyramid shown?
A) The population of herbivores in an energy pyramid exceeds that of autotrophs because herbivores consume all their necessary energy from plants.
B)The sun provides 10% of the energy needed for autotrophs to survive and occupy the lowest level in the energy pyramid.
C)The population of carnivores is always the greatest in an energy pyramid because they are at the top trophic level.
D)Ten percent of the energy available in energy pyramid trophic levels is transferred to the next trophic level.
