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प्रश्न
(a) Draw a pyramid of numbers where a large number of insects are feeding on the leaves of a tree. What is the shape of this pyramid?
(b) Will the pyramid of energy be also of the same shape in this situation? Give a reason for your response.
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उत्तर
(a) Inverted pyramid because a large number of insects feed on one tree.
(b) No, the Pyramid of Energy is always upright and cannot be inverted because some energy is constantly lost as heat at each trophic level as it moves from one to the next.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Describe with examples of pyramids of number and biomass.
“The pyramid of biomass is not always upright.” Explain the statement.
Write any two limitations of ecological pyramids.
'The pyramid of energy is always upright.' Explain
Give an example of an ecosystem that shows an inverted pyramid of numbers.
Give an example of an ecosystem that shows an inverted pyramid of biomass.
Define ecological pyramids.
Which of the following statements is not correct?
Name any two organisms which can occupy more than one trophic level in an ecosystem.
A graphic representation of the biomass relationship between the producer and consumer in an ecosystem is called ______.
