Ecosystem Question 168

Question: Given below is one of the types of ecological pyramids. This type represents:

Options:

A) Pyramid of numbers in a grassland

B) Pyramid of biomass in a fallow land

C) Pyramid of biomass in a lake

D) Energy pyramid in a spring

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

[c] In aquatic ecosystem such as pond, as the producers (macrophytes, phytoplankton) are small organisms.

Their biomass is least, and this value gradually shows an increase towards the apex of the pyramid, thus making the pyramid inverted in shape.