WAEC Biology 2019 Objective — Question 35

Question 35 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Biology 2019 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

In the pyramid of energy illustrated below, the organism with the least amount of transferred energy is

A. spirogyra
B. tadpole
C. fish
D. birdCorrect

Explanation

As we move from a lower trophic level to a higher trophic level, the amount of available energy decreases; thus the organism at the highest/last trophic level shown (bird) has the least amount of transferred energy.

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