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Assertion (A) : Energy pyramid is slopping.
Reason (R ) : The energy of one trophic level is lower than another level as we go up.

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Both (A) and (R ) are true and (R ) is the correct explanation of (A)

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Both (A) and (R ) are true but (R ) is not the correct explanation of (A)

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(A) is true statement but (R ) is false

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Both (A) and (R ) are false

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