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Ecological pyramids are usually upright. Meanwhile some pyramids of biomass are inverted. Give reason.

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Pyramid of biomass in sea is generally inverted because the biomass of fishes far exceeds that of phytoplankton.
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  • The pyramid of biomass in sea is generally

    A
    Upright
    B
    Slanting
    C
    Horizontal
    D
    Inverted

  • Read the following statements regarding ecological pyramids and choose the correct answer. a. Relationship between organisms at different trophic levels is expressed in terms of number, biomass and energy. b. Any calculations of energy content, biomass or number has to include one group of organisms at that trophic level. c. In most ecosystems, all the pyramids of number, biomass and energy are upright. d. The pyramid of biomass in sea is generally inverted. e. Pyramid of energy is always inverted and can never be upright.

    A
    a,c and d are worng
    B
    a is wrong
    C
    b and e are worng
    D
    a and e are wrong

  • The upright pyramid of number is absent in

    A
    Lake
    B
    Forest
    C
    Grassland
    D
    Pond

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