The largest population would be the producers. In an energy pyramid, the producers have the largest biomass. The smallest population would be the top predators, since there isn’t enough energy to sustain this level in the energy pyramid.
Linnaeus. Carolus Linnnaeus is a Swedish naturalist whose lasting achievement is binomial nomenclature; it is a system of naming and classifying plants and animals according to genus and species.
Turning amino acids into molecules that can be used in the Krebs cycle takes energy, which means that burning protein for fuel is not as efficient as burning carbohydrates. ... When amino acids are used as an energy source, it reduces the reserves of amino acids that are available for protein synthesis.
