Why is a pyramid of numbers for a forest sometimes narrow at the bottom?
A) Energy decreases as it passes through each trophic level.
B) Energy increases as it passes through each trophic level.
C) Individual producers are small and very numerous.
D) Herbivorous insects vastly outnumber large producers.
E) Large producers vastly outnumber insects.

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In a forest ecosystem, large trees (producers) are fewer in number compared to the vast number of herbivorous insects that feed on them, resulting in a narrower base in the pyramid of numbers.

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