ecological pyramids

Question 1

definition of ecological pyramids

Answer 1

ecological pyramids are horizontal bar diagrams where producers are placed at the bottom, the primary, then secondary, then tertiary consumers on the upper levels, to compare trophic levels in a food chain

Question 2

what are some limitations of a pyramid of numbers

Answer 2

a pyramid of numbers does not consider the size and mass of organisms, and does not consider if the organism is a juvenile or an adult

Question 3

what are some limitations with a pyramid of biomass

Answer 3

organisms have to be killed to obtain their biomass, and the experiment has to be constructed at a particular point of time