The apex consumer level of this ecosystem contains between 500 and 1000 kilograms of biomass. which statement best describes the amount of biomass at the level of the primary producers? a. much larger than 1000 kilograms, because a very high biomass of producers is required to support a smaller biomass of apex consumers. b. between 500 and 1000 kilograms, because there are similar amounts of biomass at the producer and apex consumer levels of an ecosystem. c. between 50 and 500 kilograms, because apex consumers have a moderately greater biomass than producers have . d. less than 50 kilograms, because producers contain less than ten percent of the biomass of apex consumers.