Q. An ecological pyramid of biomass is the representation of the ecosystem’s

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Solution:

The amount of living or organic matter present in an organism is called biomass. It is measured both as fresh and dry weight. Pyramid of biomass is a graphic representation of biomass present sequence wise per unit area of different trophic levels with producers at the base and top carnivores kept at the tip. Maximum biomass occurs in producers. There is a progressive reduction of biomass found in herbivores, primary carnivores, secondary carnivores.