Question

Explain with the help of labelled diagrams the difference between an upright pyramid of biomass and an inverted pyramid of biomass

Answer 1

Answer:

These pyramids are called upright pyramids. It means producers are more in number and in biomass than the herbivores, and herbivores are more in number and biomass than the carnivores. Also energy at a lower trophic level is always more than that at a higher level. ... These are inverted pyramids.

Answer 2

Answer:

Producers are more in numbers than the herbivores and herbivores more in number than carnivores.

2. Pyramid of energy is always upright.

Energy at lower trophic level is more than that in the higher level.

Inverted pyramid

1. Pyramid of biomass in a sea is inverted as the biomass of consumers (Fish) is more than that of producers (phytoplanktons).

2. Energy at lower trophic level is lesser than that of higher level.