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Which of the following best explains why there are seldom more than five trophic levels in a food chain?AMost carnivores function at more than one trophic level.BTrophic levels above this number contain too many individuals.CTop carnivores are too few in number to prey effectively.DThe ecosystem contains too much biomass.EEnergy is lost from each trophic level.
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