MHT CET Medical202624 April 2026Morning ShiftBiologyEcosystemActual
Choose the INCORRECT statement with respect to Pyramid of energy.
Options
- AWhen energy flows from a particular trophic level to the next trophic level, some energy is always lost as hea
- BIn smaller food chains, more energy is available than in the longer food chains.
- CEnergy increases while passing from producers to consumers.
- DIt is never inverted.
Correct answer
C. Energy increases while passing from producers to consumers.
Step-by-step solution
The pyramid of energy is always upright and can never be inverted because when energy flows from a particular trophic level to the next trophic level, some energy is always lost as heat at each step. According to the ten percent law, only about 10 % of the energy is transferred to the next trophic level. Therefore, energy always decreases while passing from producers to consumers. In smaller food chains, fewer trophic levels are present, which means less energy is lost as heat compared to longer food chains. Thus,