Biomass

Question 1

Why does the level of biomass decrease?

Answer 1

Not everything is eaten some is used for respiration and some is passed out as waste.

Question 2

What is biomass?

Answer 2

New living tissue created by proteins, fats and carbohydrates from the glucose produced by photosynthesis.

Question 3

What is decay?

Answer 3

Recycling nutrients for living organisms

Question 4

What are decomposers?

Answer 4

A group of organisms that break down wate and dead animals

Question 5

Give the 4 most common decomposers

Answer 5

• Maggots
• Millipedes
• Bacteria
• Fungi

Question 6

What are the three waste products of the decomposers?

Answer 6

Carbon dioxide
Water
Nutrients that plants use

Question 7

What are the three best conditions for decay?

Answer 7

Warm conditions
Moist conditions
Lots of oxygen for respiration

Question 8

What is the carbon cycle?

Answer 8

The cycle of the amount of carbon between living organisms

Question 9

What are the 5 main processes involved in the carbon cycle?

Answer 9

• Photosynthesis
• Feeding
• Respiration
• Death
• Combustion

Question 10

How does plants take in Carbon dioxide?

Answer 10

By photosynthesis

Question 11

How do animals take in Carbon dioxide?

Answer 11

By feeding on plants