Ecological Pyramids Flashcards
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what is a ecological pyramid?
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a model of the relationships between different organisms in a food chain
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what is a pyramid of numbers?
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- a model of the numbers of organisms at each trophic level of the food chain
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what is a pyramid of biomass?
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- a model of the amount of living matter transferred through a food chain
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What is a Standing crop?
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- inverted pyramids of biomass occur only when the producers and primary consumers are small. This is measured by the standing crop
- the standing crop is a biomass of an organism at any particular moment
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what is a pyramid of energy?
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- a model of the amount of energy transferred through a food chain
