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What should an

ecologist measure in order to construct a pyramid of biomass for an ecosystem?

A. the biomass in
each trophic level of the food web

B.
the total mass of all the organisms in a representative area of the ecosystem

C. the total mass of all the organisms in the ecosystem

D. the number of organisms in each trophic level of the food web

User Clowwindy
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Answer:

A

Step-by-step explanation:

This overcomes the size difference problem because all kinds of organisms at a trophic level are weighed.

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