5. Why are ecological pyramids shaped as pyramids? (1 point)
A) because there is a large decrease in the amount of energy or biomass as you move from one trophic level up to the next
B) because the movement of energy through the biosphere follows a path similar in shape to a pyramid
C) because decomposers form a wide base of support at the bottom of a food web similar to the base of a pyramid
D) because a pyramid represents a stable building form that is similar to the structure of a stable ecosystem

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5.   Why are ecological pyramids shaped as pyramids?  (1 point)
A) because there is a large decrease in the amount of energy or biomass as you move from one trophic level up to the next
B) because the movement of energy through the biosphere follows a path similar in shape to a pyramid
C) because decomposers form a wide base of support at the bottom of a food web similar to the base of a pyramid
D) because a pyramid represents a stable building form that is similar to the structure of a stable ecosystem