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Q.

What type of ecological pyramid would be obtained with the following data?
Secondary consumer : 120 g 
Primary consumer : 60 g 
Primary producer : 10 g

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a

Inverted pyramid of biomass

b

Pyramid of energy

c

Upright pyramid of numbers

d

Upright pyramid of biomass

answer is A.

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In this question, the biomass of the primary producer is only 10 g, while the biomass of the primary consumer is 60 g and the biomass of the secondary consumer is 120 g. This indicates that the biomass increases
from lower to higher trophic levels, resulting in an inverted pyramid of biomass.
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Ecological pyramids are graphical representations of trophic levels, which show the relationship between different organisms in an ecosystem. There are three types of ecological pyramids: pyramid of numbers, pyramid of biomass and pyramid of energy. A pyramid of biomass represents the total amount of living organic matter at each trophic level in an ecosystem. Typically, the biomass decreases from lower to higher
trophic levels. However, in some cases, the pyramid of biomass can be inverted, meaning the biomass of the higher trophic level is greater than the biomass of the lower trophic level. This can happen when the
producers are short-lived and have a high turnover rate, and/or when the consumers have a longer lifespan and a low turnover rate.
(2) The question does not provide any information about the amount of energy. So, we cannot construct a
pyramid of energy. 
(3) The question does not provide any information about the number of organisms. So, we cannot construct a
pyramid of numbers.
(4) An upright pyramid of biomass is typically observed in terrestrial ecosystems where the biomass
decreases from lower to higher trophic levels. However, in this question, the biomass of the higher trophic level is greater than the biomass of the lower trophic level, resulting in an inverted pyramid of biomass.

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