Because of this, the largest amount of energy in a food chain will always be found in the
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primary consumers because these are the animals that eat the most plants, so they have the most energy left over.
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tertiary consumers because they have taken in the most energy from all of the other levels in the food web.
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producers because they provide all of the energy for the entire ecosystem, and there is less energy available for each subsequent tier in the
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decomposers because they break down the majority of other organisms and therefore must have the most energy available to them.