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'All the pyramids, of number, of energy and biomass are upright''.
(i) Grass land (ii) A big tree
(iii) A sugarcane field (iv) The Arabian Sea
Find the option which correctly tells the ecosystem (s) for which the above statement doesn't hold true.

A

(ii), (iii) and (iv)

B

(i) & (ii)

C

(ii) and (iv)

D

(iii) & (iv)

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C
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