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Which pyramid is always upright ? Why?

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(1) The pyramid of energy is always upright.
(2). This is because, only 10% of the energy present in a tropic level transfers to the other level.
(3). If there are 1000 calories of net production at producer level, only 10 calories at first carnivore level and 1 calorie at top carnivore level.
(4) The flow of energy from producers to consumers is unidirectional.
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