Question
Distinguish between :
Upright and inverted pyramid

Answer

S.No.Upright PyramidInverted Pyramid
1.Pyramid of energy are always upright because the amount of energy decreases at each trophic level.1. The pyramid of numbers in tree ecosystem is inverted or downward.
2.In forest ecosystem and grassland ecosystem pyramid of number of organisms and biomass formed straight and upward because the number of organisms and biomass decrease at each trophic level.2. In pond ecosystem and sea ecosystem pyramid of biomass is formed inverted because biomass of carnivores and bigger fishes is more than the biomass of phytoplankton and zooplankton.

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