5.1 Pyramids of Biomass Flashcards

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What two type of organism capture light during photosynthesis?

A

Green plants and algae

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What is biomass?

A

The dry mass of living material in an organism

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Is the biomass at each stage in a food chain less or more than the previous stage?

A

Less

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4
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What does a pyramid of biomass show?

A

The mass of the organisms at each stage in a food chain

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5
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Is a pyramid of biomass more or less accurate than a pyramid of numbers?

A

More

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What energy transfer occurs in green plants to transfer energy through the food chain?

A

Solar to chemical

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Why are plants always at the base of the pyramid of biomass?

A

Plants capture light energy and transfer it to chemical energy to make food for animals to eat. Plants start the process of energy transfer in living organisms

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Where do all living organisms get their main source of energy?

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Radiation from the sun

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