The maximum number of levels in a food chain can be:
1
7–8
2
5–6
3
3–4
4
1–3
Ans.
(3)
At each trophic level, some amount of energy is lost; hence, food chains can have maximum 3–4 trophic levels. After four levels, there is no significant amount of energy left to pass on.
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