Please choose the correct answer to the question: In a food pyramid, which best explains why the number of organisms decreases from one trophic level to the next?

Answer1: Consumers at the lower level require more energy than the top-level consumers. Answer2: Consumers at the top level require more energy than the lower-level consumers. Answer3: The consumers are feeding on larger organisms that have less energy. Answer4: The consumers are feeding on smaller organisms that have less energy.

Answer format: answer1/answer2/answer3/answer4