Which of the following is incorrect about ecological pyrami…

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Which of the following is incorrect about ecological pyramids?

There is no paradox in the pyramid of energy in any ecosystem.

In most ecosystems, pyramids of biomass and number are upright.

If a sparrow eats both insects and seeds, its position in the ecological pyramid is considered in both trophic levels.

Saprotrophs are not given any position in the ecological pyramid.

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Ecological pyramids does not take into account the same species belonging to two or more trophic levels. It assumes a simple food chain, something that almost never exists in nature; it does not accommodate a food web.

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