Question

Primary producers generally form the smallest trophic level of a pyramid of energy

Answer 1

primary producers have the largest amount in a trophic pyramid. therefore this statement is false

Answer 2

The statement is true: primary producers generally form the smallest trophic level of a pyramid of energy

Step-by-step explanation:

Even though Primary Producers contain the largest amount of individuals in a food chain (algae, plants, zooplacton, etc) the statement is true: Primary producers generally form the smallest trophic level of a pyramid of energy.

By knowing that a Food Chain is the succession of organisms which eat one another to obtain energy, can be understood that in this order, the largest group in the lowest trophic level in the chain are the primary producers. This means that thinking about a food chain, Primary Producers are the closest to the start of the Food Chain. Then, come the hervibores which will eat the Primary Producers. Then the Carnivores and finally the Predators.