NEET 2019 Biology question

Which of the following ecological pyramids is generally inverted?

(1)Pyramid of numbers in grassland
(2)Pyramid of energy
(3)Pyramid of biomass in a forest
(4)Pyramid of biomass in a seaCorrect

Answer: (4)

Solution

In most ecosystems the pyramids of number and biomass are upright, but in the sea the standing crop of phytoplankton (producers) at any time is much less than that of the zooplankton and fishes that feed on them, so the pyramid

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Question ID VK-092511