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.