Given below is data showing number of individuals and dry weight of different trophic levels in a grassland ecosystem. Construct: Pyramid of Biomass Trophic Level Number of individuals Dry weight (Kg m -2 ) Primary Producer 5,84,2000 809 Primary consumer 7,08,000 37 Secondary consumer 3.54,000 11 Tertiary consumer 3 1.5

Pyramid of biomass is a graphical representation of the biomass of the living matter in each trophic level.

Given below is data showing number of individuals and dry weight of different trophic levels in a grassland ecosystem. Construct: Pyramid of number Trophic Level Number of individuals Dry weight (Kg m -2 ) Primary Producer 5,84,2000 809 Primary consumer 7,08,000 37 Secondary consumer 3.54,000 11 Tertiary consumer 3 1.5

Pyramid of number in an ecosystem represents the number of living organisms present in each trophic level. For the given data, the pyramid of numbers has been constructed below:

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Which of the following show inverted pyramid of number ?

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Choose and write the correct option:

The pyramid of energy is:

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What does an ecological pyramid represent? State any two limitations that these pyramids have.

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What are ecological pyramids. What are its types?

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Which one of the following has the largest population in a food chain?

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What type of ecological pyramid would be obtained with following data?
Secondary consumer : 120 g
Primary consumer : 60 g
Primary producer : 10 g

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If the age pyramid is triangle then choose correct answer from the given options.

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What is ecological pyramid ? Explain different types of ecological pyramid with diagram

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Write the suitable names of A, B, C, D, E and F in the given picture.

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Choose the correct statements related to ecological pyramids?
(i) The trophic relationship is expressed in terms of numbers, biomass or energy arranged one on the top of its lower trophic level, resulting in a pyramid shape.
(ii) The base of each pyramid represents producers, while the apex represents the top order consumers.
(iii) The pyramid of biomass in sea is generally upright.
(iv) In the case of parasite food chain, the pyramid of number is inverted.
(v) Some species belonging to two or more trophic levels is not limitation of ecological pyramid.

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The tropic relationship is expressed in terms of numbers: biomass or energy arranged one on the top of its lower tropic level, resulting in a pyramidal shape. In case of a parasitic food chain. the pyramid number is _________

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Given below is data showing number of individuals and dry weight of different trophic levels in a grassland ecosystem. Construct:

Pyramid of Biomass

Trophic Level	Number of individuals	Dry weight (Kg m^-2)
Primary Producer	5,84,2000	809
Primary consumer	7,08,000	37
Secondary consumer	3.54,000	11
Tertiary consumer	3	1.5

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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

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Given below is data showing number of individuals and dry weight of different trophic levels in a grassland ecosystem. Construct:

Pyramid of number

Trophic Level	Number of individuals	Dry weight (Kg m^-2)
Primary Producer	5,84,2000	809
Primary consumer	7,08,000	37
Secondary consumer	3.54,000	11
Tertiary consumer	3	1.5