34.Pyramid of numbers is A. Always upight B. Always inverted C. Either upright or inverted D. Neither upright nor inverted
Option B Pyramid of numbers is always inverted for the following reasons – This pyramid represents the total individual organism counts at every level throughout the food chain within an ecosystem. This pyramid always represents an inverted shape as it lacks taking into account the biomass concentration produced by an organism. Such pyramid type can be found across an ecosystem wherein the community features a few producers counts along with a varied count of biomass supporting a large chunk of smaller consumers. This can also be found in those ecosystems wherein the community exhibits the presence of large counts of parasites. Therefore, this is the correct option.
