Question

Where we can find the inverted pyramids of biomass?

(a) Terrestrial ecosystem

(b) Aquatic ecosystem

(c) Grassland ecosystem

(d) Desert ecosystem

I got this question in class test.

I would like to ask this question from Ecological Pyramids in chapter Ecosystems of Energy Management

Answer 1

Right answer is (b) Aquatic ecosystem

To explain I would say: Aquatic ecosystems have inverted biomass pyramids because there’s a high turnover rate of producers. This is stable because high rates of production keep up to consumption rates. Inverted food pyramid means that consumers are more than producers.