Only a small amount of the energy stored in food is available to the next organism in a food chain because

  • A
    There are more producers than consumers in a food chain
  • B
    There are fewer top consumers than producers in a food chain
  • C
    Primary and secondary consumers compete for food
  • D
    Most of the energy is used for life processes

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