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:
1. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
2. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
3. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
4. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
| A. | The base of each pyramid represents the producers or the first trophic level while the apex represents tertiary or top-level consumer |
| B. | The pyramid of energy is always upright |
| C. | A given species can occupy only one trophic level in the same ecosystem at the same time |
| D. | The pyramid of number in tree ecosystem is upright |
| E. | Saprophytes are not given any place in ecological pyramids |
| List I | List II |
| A. Primary consumers | I. Top carnivore |
| B. Tertiary consumers | II. Herbivore |
| C. Producers | III. Carnivore |
| D. Secondary consumers | IV. Plants |