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Which types of the following pyramids are never inverted?

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Pyramid of numbers

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Pyramid of energy

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Pyramid of biomass

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Pyramid of dry biomass

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Solution

The correct option is B
Pyramid of energy

The pyramid of energy is never inverted because the maximum amount of the energy available at the lower trophic level is used up to overcome its entropy and to perform metabolic activities.

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