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Which of the following ecological pyramids is generally inverted?

Options

  1. APyramid of numbers in grassland
  2. BPyramid of energy
  3. CPyramid of biomass in a forest
  4. DPyramid of biomass in a sea

Correct answer

D. Pyramid of biomass in a sea

Step-by-step solution

The amount of living organic matter is called biomass . And the pyramid of biomass is graphical representation of biomass per unit area at different tropic levels with producer at the base and carnivorous at the top . The pyramid of biomass in ocean inverted because: (i) Food chain in the ocean - Phytoplankton → zooplankton → predatory fish. (ii) the biomass of zooplankton is greater than phytoplankton (the producer) because of their small size and low weight. The predatory fish is much larger than zooplankton. (ii

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