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Which of the following may be described as possible drawback/s of ecological pyramids?

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It in unable to incorporate a food web.
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Same species cannot belong to multiple trophic levels
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No place is given to saprophytes
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All of these
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The correct option is D All of these
The trophic structure and function at successive trophic levels can be shown graphically by means of an ecological pyramid. Drawbacks of Ecological Pyramids 1. Doesn’t account for the same species belonging to two or more trophic levels. 2. It assumes a simple food chain, something that almost never exists in nature. 3. Saprophytes are not given any place.

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