Question

An aquatic ecosystem contains 15 000 algae, 1000 freshwater shrimp, 80 perch, 10 northern pike, and 1 osprey. Draw a pyramid of numbers that represents this ecosystem.

Answer 1

The correct answer is given and a similar pyramid of numbers is attached.

Step-by-step explanation:

The pyramids of the number is a representation of the numbers of the individuals in each trophic level. The base represents the number of the producers and moving towards the top lowers the number of individuals in each trophic level.

In this case, algae are producers, freshwater shrimp, it would take to have different consumers. 1000 freshwater shrimp, 80 perch, 10 northern pike, and 1 osprey.