AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-1996

  • question_answer
    The pyramid ofbiomass would be inverted in

    A)  grassland ecosystem

    B)  forest ecosystem

    C)  fresh water ecosystem

    D)  none of the above.

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    : The total fresh or dry weight of all living organisms in a certain unit area is called biomass. The amount of new biomass produced in a single growing season is called yield. The pyramid of biomass may be upright as in terrestrial ecosystem or inverted as in aquatic ecosystem. In terrestrial ecosystem the biomass of primary producers is maximum and biomass of top carnivores is minimum. In aquatic ecosystem the biomass of consumer is more than that of primary producers.


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