Which of the following ecological pyramid is generally inverted?
Pyramid of numbers in grassland
Pyramid of energy
Pyramid of biomass in forest
Pyramid of biomass in a sea
Ecological pyramids -
The number, biomass and energy of organisms gradually decrease from the producer level to the consumer level. This can be represented in the form of a pyramid called ecological pyramid.
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Ecological pyramid is the graphic representation of the number, biomass, and energy of the successive trophic levels of an ecosystem.
Pyramid of biomass in sea is generally inverted. This is because the producers are tiny phytoplanktons that have negligible biomass as compared to the organisms at the higher trophic levels.
Pyramid of biomass in sea
Pyramid of numbers in grassland
Option 2)Pyramid of energy
Option 3)Pyramid of biomass in forest
Option 4)Pyramid of biomass in a sea