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प्रश्न
Distinguish between the upright and inverted pyramid of biomass.
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उत्तर
| Upright Pyramid of Biomass | Inverted Pyramid of Biomass | |
|
i. |
It is the type of ecological pyramid where the producers have maximum biomass and occupy a broad base and the consumers decrease in terms of biomass. | It is the type of ecological pyramid where the producers have less biomass and form a narrow base, while the consumers are more in terms of biomass. |
| E.g. |
Upright pyramid of biomass in the grassland ecosystem. |
The inverted pyramid of biomass in the oceanic ecosystem. |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give diagrammatic representation of pyramid of numbers.
Distinguish between upright and inverted pyramids.
Answer the following question.
What is an ecological pyramid? Compare the pyramids of energy, biomass, and numbers.
In a pyramid of biomass, if the total dry weight (kgm-2) of primary produces is about 809, it well increases at tertiary consumer level up to ______.
Which one of the following statements for pyramid of energy is incorrect, whereas the remaining three are correct?
Pyramid of biomass in terrestrial ecosystem shows sharp decline in
Which of the following statements is not correct?
What does the base tier of the ecological pyramid represent?
Name any two organisms which can occupy more than one trophic level in an ecosystem.
(a) Given below is a pyramid of biomass in an ecosystem where each bar represents the standing crop available in the trophic level. With the help of an example explain the conditions where this kind of pyramid is possible in nature.
(b) Will the pyramid of energy be also of the same shape in this situation? Give a reason for your response.
