NEET Biology question
Consider the following statements about limitations of ecological pyramids.
I. It never takes into account the same species belonging to two or more trophic levels II. It assumes a simple food chain, which never exists in nature III. In spite of the vital role played by saprophytes/decomposers, they are not given any position in ecological pyramids
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: (D)
Solution
All three are genuine, well-recognised limitations of ecological pyramids — they cannot account for a species occupying more than one trophic level (I), they oversimplify the
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