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Given below is an imaginary pyramid of numbers. What could be one of the possibilities about certain organisms at some of the different levels?
A
Level PC is "rats" and level SC is "cats"
B
Level PC is "insects" and level SC is "small insectivorous birds"
C
Level PP is "phytoplanktons" in sea and "Whale" on top level TC
D
Level PP is "pipal trees" and the level SC is "sheep"
Detailed Solution
The pyramid has one primary producer (PP = 1), which means a single large tree.
A single tree supports a large number of insects as primary consumers (PC = 500), which are eaten by a smaller number of small insectivorous birds as secondary consumers (SC = 50).
Rats do not feed in hundreds on one tree, phytoplankton would be far more numerous than 1, and sheep are herbivores, not secondary consumers.
A single tree supports a large number of insects as primary consumers (PC = 500), which are eaten by a smaller number of small insectivorous birds as secondary consumers (SC = 50).
Rats do not feed in hundreds on one tree, phytoplankton would be far more numerous than 1, and sheep are herbivores, not secondary consumers.