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Why is the amount of energy contained in the biomass of organisms reduced at stage of the food chain?
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What is the term defined as the amount of living material in The ecosystem?
biomass is the total amount of living matter in an ecosystem
What is the total amount of living material found in the environment?
biomass
Was is the total amount of organic matter within a trophic level is called?
Biomass is the total amount of organic matter present in any trophic level.
What is the advantage of using a biomass or energy pyramid rather than a pyramid of numbers?
Not all organisms have the same mass. Consider 1 whale versus 5,000 plankton - the whale has much greater mass, but only 0.1% of the total number of organisms. When you compare mass, you get a better idea of how much energy is actually available at that trophic level. Basically, they are better to understand.
Which organisms reduced the amount of carbon dioxide and increase the amount of oxygen in the air?
Plants, which are on the first trophic level, can also be referred to as producers or autotrophs.
What would biomass tell us that a pyramid of numbers wouldn't?
A pyramid of numbers will only tell you the amount of organisms at each trophic level. A Biomass pyramid ignores the amount of organisms in favour of their biomass (dry weight) which in turn represents the amount of energy available at each trophic level.
What is the term defined as the amount of living material in The ecosystem?
biomass is the total amount of living matter in an ecosystem
What is the total amount of living material found in the environment?
biomass
Was is the total amount of organic matter within a trophic level is called?
Biomass is the total amount of organic matter present in any trophic level.
What is the advantage of using a biomass or energy pyramid rather than a pyramid of numbers?
Not all organisms have the same mass. Consider 1 whale versus 5,000 plankton - the whale has much greater mass, but only 0.1% of the total number of organisms. When you compare mass, you get a better idea of how much energy is actually available at that trophic level. Basically, they are better to understand.
The total amount of living tissue within a given trophic level is called the?
biomass!
Which organisms reduced the amount of carbon dioxide and increase the amount of oxygen in the air?
Plants, which are on the first trophic level, can also be referred to as producers or autotrophs.
Biomass is the total amount of an ecosystem?
Biomass is the total amount of dried matter in an ecosystem belonging to an individual species.
What are the concept of an ecological pyramid?
The ecological pyramid is basically the food chain. So, the producers (plants) are at the bottom, then herbivores (plant eaters), then above them are the omnivores or carnivores, and then the most powerful and top of the food chain animals are at the top of the pyramid.
What is the biomass of a gerbil?
A biomass of a gerbil is when a gerbil gives birth but to a super large amount of gerbils
What is Boimass?
Biomass is the total amount of all living material in a given area. Example- the total biomass in 1 cubic foot of your lawn would most likely include grass, worms, insects, and maybe some fungi. Biomass is also used to describe fuel sources from living or recently living organisms. Wood, waste fuels, and alcohol fuels are all examples of this kind of biomass.
What does oceans contain the largest amount of?
biomass
