Why are there less tertiary consumers than primary consumers?
30,000 kcal
tertiary consumer (carnivore)
300,000 kcal
secondary consumer (carnivore)
3,000,000 kcal
primary consumer (herbivore)
30,000,000 kcal
producer
there is less energy available for higher trophic levels
the primary consumers ate all the tertiary consumers
there is an equal number of organisms at each trophic level
there is more energy available for the higher trophic levels

answer:

the water molecules are transferred from the roots to the stem or top parts of the tall tree because of important properties of water which are adhesion, cohesion and capillary action. cohesion is the property of water molecules keeps water molecules in a combined state by sharing of bonds between them at the atomic level. adhesion allows the interaction of water molecules with other substances or substrate. adhesion will cause the attachment of water molecules to the wall of the vessel (xylem) of the plant. capillary action occurs when the adhesive force to the vessel wall is stronger than the cohesive force between water molecules. capillary action mimics the transfer of water from a tube or pipe. in this way water utilizes its property to transfer water from down to top level of the plant.