Ecological Pyramids

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Ecological Pyramids: Overview

The production of biomass and energy transfer at each trophic level of an ecosystem is termed as an ecological pyramid. This topic extensively discusses ecological pyramids with examples.

Important Questions on Ecological Pyramids

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Which of the following is the given ecological pyramid?

 

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Given below is one of the types of ecological pyramids.

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This type represents:

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The pyramid of energy is always upright as the energy can flow only from higher trophic level to lower trophic level.

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How many types of ecological pyramids are there?

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An ecological pyramid is a graphical representation made to show the biomass at each trophic level in an ecosystem.

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Study the following statements and choose the correct ones.
I) Montreal Protocol is aimed at the safe disposal of radioactive wastes.
II) The association between honey bees and orchid flowers is commensalism.
III) At high altitude, the red blood cell production increases in man to compensate low oxygen availability.
IV) The pyramid of the biomass in sea is inverted.

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The Upright pyramid of numbers is absent in ______

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Pyramids of Biomass in pond ecosystem are

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The pyramid of energy is always upright.

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In an ecosystem of big trees, the pyramid (of numbers) is _____ type.

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Species composition and _____ are the two main structural features of an ecosystem.

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The standing crop is measured as the mass of living organisms (biomass) or the number in a _____.

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_____ (Ecological niche/Ecological pyramid/Trophic level) represents the trophic structure and trophic function of an ecosystem. 

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Explain the concept of pyramid of numbers.

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Which of the given groups of aquatic organisms constitute the greatest biomass of autotrophs in the oceans?

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All ecological pyramids can be inverted except

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In a food chain, the total amount of living material is depicted by

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Tip of ecological pyramid is occupied by

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Idea of productivity of an ecosystem can be obtained from

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Pyramid of number in a tree ecosystem with predatory food chain is