Adaptations And Pyramids Of BioMass

Question 1

What are extremophiles

Answer 1

Organisms that live in very extreme conditions such as high temperatures

Question 2

How can food production be made more energy efficient

Answer 2

I the stages in the food chain are reduced, less energy is lost

Question 3

What Is pyramid of biomass

Answer 3

Biomass of each stage is draw to scale and shown as a pyramid

Question 4

Why is energy and biomass reduced as you go up stages of food chain

Answer 4

Energy lost as:

• faeces
• movement
• respiration
• heat

Question 5

What Happens to the energy as you love up stages of food chain

Answer 5

It is reduced and so is the mass

Question 6

How are animals adapted to surroundings

Answer 6

• polar bear-white coat camouflage. Thick cot and small surface area volume for warmth. High body fat levels.
• camel- hump to store fat. Wide feet to reduce sinking into sand
• cactus-spines to reduce transpiration. Long roots to increase water uptake. Low leaf surface area