Question

A quaternary consumer species would be expected to have a smaller population than a secondary consumer species.

Answer 1

According to the rule of energy transfer, only 10% of the available energy from one trophic level to the next trophic level is transferred. Quaternary consumer species are the top consumers receives only small amount of energy. Thus, as we go up the trophic levels the number of consumers will decrease as less energy is transferred up each trophic level.

Answer 2

The correct answer of the given question is "TRUE."

The statement is true as the quaternary consumer species is concerned about the small population.

The quaternary consumers eat tertiary consumers and they are carnivores.

A food chain generally ends with the quaternary consumer and it is regarded as top carnivore.

According to the food pyramid their number must be less.