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Botany
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Ecosystem

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What is the base of an ecological pyramid representative of?

What is the base of an ecological pyramid representative of?

Options

  1. AProducers
  2. BConsumers
  3. CDecomposers
  4. DTertiary consumers

Correct answer

A. Producers

Step-by-step solution

This, relationship is expressed in terms of number, biomass or energy. The base of each pyramid represents the producers or the first trophic level while the apex represents tertiary or top level consumer. The three types of ecological pyramids that are usually studied are (a) pyramid of number; (b) pyramid of biomass and (c) pyramid of energy.

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