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 Pyramid of energy is always upright. Give reasons.

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The energy pyramid represents a successive energy flow at each trophic level in an ecosystem. There is a gradual decrease in energy transfer at successive tropic levels from producers to higher levels, hence the pramid of energy is always upright.
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