BRAINCAKEInverted Pyramids of Numbers
Pyramids of numbers are not always pyramid-shaped. Because every organism counts as one, whatever its size, the shape can be distorted.
Inverted pyramids of numbers
- A single large producer can support many small consumers. One oak tree may feed thousands of caterpillars, so the producer bar is narrower than the primary consumer bar.
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