Which of the following is $NOT$ a limitation of an ecological pyramid?

  • A
    It does accommodate a food web.
  • B
    It does not take into account the same species belonging to two or more trophic levels.
  • C
    Saprophytes are not given any place in the ecological pyramid.
  • D
    It assumes a simple food chain,which almost never exists in nature.

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