Refer to the Figure

question 47

Multiple Choice

Refer to the figure.
The figure shows the relationship between the total autotroph biomass in the ecosystem and the ratio of heterotrophic to autotrophic biomass for lakes, coastal ocean, and open ocean. According to the figure, at 1,000 mgC/m² of autotrophic biomass, lakes would be predicted to have a(n) _______ biomass pyramid, coastal oceans would be predicted to have a(n) _______ biomass pyramid, and open oceans would be predicted to have a(n) _______ biomass pyramid.

• A) regular; regular; regular
• B) regular; regular; inverted
• C) inverted; regular; regular
• D) inverted; inverted; regular

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