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Aquatic Habitats

Question 10 • ***CPS Online Biology fall – 1-2027

Which energy pyramid cannot be inverted?

Answer
A
pyramid of numbers
B
pyramid of biomass
C
pyramid of energy
D
all can be inverted

Explanation

A pyramid of energy shows the energy available at each trophic level. Because organisms use energy for life processes and lose much of it as heat, less energy is transferred to each higher level, so this pyramid is always upright. Therefore, a pyramid of energy cannot be inverted; pyramids of numbers and biomass can sometimes be inverted.

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