NEET Biology question

The given pyramid (Producers → Primary consumers → Secondary consumers → Tertiary consumers, narrowing from a wide base to a narrow apex) best represents

(A)Pyramid of energy in forest ecosystem
(B)Pyramid of biomass in forest ecosystem
(C)Pyramid of numbers in grassland ecosystem
(D)Pyramid of numbers in forest ecosystemCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

In a forest, the number of producers (large trees) is relatively low but supports a much greater number of herbivores, which in turn support fewer carnivores, giving a pyramid of numbers that is

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