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प्रश्न
“The pyramid of biomass is not always upright.” Explain the statement.
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उत्तर
(i) The pyramid of biomass in sea is generally inverted because the biomass of fishes far exceeds than that of phytoplanktons.
(ii) The pyramid of biomass in terrestrial ecosystems are upright because producers are more in biomass than in herbivores, herbivores are more in biomass than in carnivores.
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