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Differentiate between :
Pyramid of energy and pyramid of numbers

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The, pyramid of energy shows the rate of energy flow and/or productivity at successive trophic levels. Whereas, the pyramid of numbers shows the relationship between producers and consumers at successive trophic levels in terms of their number

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