Given below are two statements: Statement I: Pyramid of energy is always upright and is the most efficient. Statement II: Pyramid of biomass in sea is generally inverted.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
the pyramid of energy is always upright and can never be inverted because energy is lost as heat at each transfer step . The sources also state that the pyramid of biomass in the sea is generally inverted because the biomass of fishes far exceeds that of phytoplankton .
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