Construct an ideal pyramid of energy when 1,000,000 joules of sunlight is available. Label all its trophic levels.

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Solution

Energy flow in an ecosystem is from the producer level to the consumer level and this is shown by the pyramid of energy. Hence the amount of energy decreases from the producer level to the consumer level.

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