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Why do we obtain an inverted pyramid in a parasite ecosystem?

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The pyramid of number in a parasite ecosystem is always inverted, because it starts with a single tree. Therefore there is gradual increase in the number of organisms in successive tropic levels from producer to tertiary consumers.
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Assertion: The pyramid of number in a parasite ecosystem is always upright. Reason: In the pyramid of number the pond ecosystem has the decomposers in the T_1 level.