Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Energy flow

Energy flow — practice question

The diagram represents a food chain: tree $\rightarrow$ insect $\rightarrow$ blue tit $\rightarrow$ hawk. Which statement about a pyramid constructed from this food chain is correct?

  • ADrawn as a pyramid of biomass, the hawk would have the largest bar size.
  • BDrawn as a pyramid of energy, the tree would have the largest bar size.
  • CDrawn as a pyramid of energy, the tree would have the smallest bar size.
  • DDrawn as a pyramid of numbers, the hawk would have the largest bar size.

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