Question

Given below is one of the types of ecological pyramids.

This type represents:

• 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.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

The given figure shows the pyramid of biomass in a lake. An ecological pyramid of biomass shows the relationship between biomass and trophic level by quantifying the amount of biomass present at each trophic level of an ecological community at a particular moment in time.