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The reason for a diagram of the trophic levels in majority of the ecosystems resembles a pyramid.
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An ecosystem is defined as a community of the environment in which the living organisms are related with the nonliving components in and form a system. These two components associated together with the energy flows and nutrient cycles. A trophic level can be defined as the position which is occupied by an organism in a food chain.
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