Which of the Following Statements About Ecological Pyramids is True

Question

Which of the following statements about ecological pyramids is true?
A)Pyramids built upon the biomass of organisms at each level eliminate size as a factor.
B)Energy gains between trophic levels occur based upon biomass conversion.
C)The limited number of trophic levels in an ecological pyramid is due to increasing complexity and size of organisms at each greater trophic level.
D)A pyramid of organism numbers will always have a large base and a small top.
E)None of the choices are true.

Accepted Answer

Ecological pyramids based on biomass eliminate size as a factor because they measure the total mass of organisms at each trophic level, rather than the number of organisms or the energy content.