NEET Solved Paper 2018 Question 25
Question: What type of ecological pyramid would be obtained with the following data? [NEET - 2018]
Secondary consumer : 120 g Primary consumer : 60 g Primary producer : 10 g
Options:
A) Upright pyramid of numbers
B) Pyramid of energy
C) Inverted pyramid of biomass
D) Upright pyramid of biomass
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
o determine the type of ecological pyramid based on the given data, we need to consider the biomass at each trophic level:
- Primary producer: 10 g
- Primary consumer: 60 g
- Secondary consumer: 120 g
In an ecological pyramid of biomass, the biomass typically decreases as you move up the trophic levels. However, in this case, the biomass increases as you move from primary producers to primary consumers and then to secondary consumers.
This pattern indicates an inverted pyramid of biomass, where the higher trophic levels have more biomass than the lower trophic levels.
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