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Given below is one of the types of ecological pyramids.This type represents:

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  1. A
    pyramid of numbers in a grassland
  2. B
    pyramid of biomass in a fallow land
  3. C
    pyramid of biomass in a lake
  4. D
    energy pyramid in a spring.

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A spindle-shaped pyramid is often seen in a pyramid of biomass in a lake. While phytoplankton (base) have a high turnover, their standing biomass at any moment is small. Zooplankton (middle) have a larger biomass, and top predators (top) have less. Pyramids of energy are always upright.

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Given below is one of the types of ecological pyramids.This type represents:

image
A
pyramid of numbers in a grassland
B
pyramid of biomass in a fallow land
C
pyramid of biomass in a lake
D
energy pyramid in a spring.

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