Biology

The number of steps in a food chain can never be more than

  1. Four
  2. Five
  3. Six
  4. Seven

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Six

Reason — At each level, a large amount of energy is lost as heat (only about 10% energy is transferred to the next level). After a few steps, there is not enough energy left to support another level. Therefore, food chains generally do not exceed five steps.

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