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- a biomass pyramid shows that in an ecosystem
there are an equal number of producers and consumers
there are always a large number of top consumers and fewer producers
there are always a large number of producers at the bottom and fewer top consumers
there are more top consumers than primary consumers
A biomass pyramid represents the amount of living organic matter at each trophic level in an ecosystem. Producers form the base and have the largest biomass as they support all other trophic levels. As you move up the pyramid to higher - order consumers like top consumers, the biomass decreases.
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there are always a large number of producers at the bottom and fewer top consumers