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Q.

Which of the following ecological pyramids is generally inverted?

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a

Pyramid of numbers in grassland

b

Pyramid of energy

c

Pyramid of biomass in a forest

d

Pyramid of biomass in a sea

answer is A.

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Pyramid of biomass of an aquatic ecosystem (e.g., sea) is inverted because the biomass of primary consumers far exceeds that of phytoplankton. At any given moment, a small standing crop of producers (phytoplankton) supports a large standing crop of primary consumers.

Pyramid of energy, pyramid of numbers in grassland, pyramid of biomass in a forest are all upright.

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