Energy and Biomass Flashcards
1
Q
What do most communities of living organism use as a source of energy
A
Radiation from the Sun
2
Q
What green things absorb a small amount of light that reaches them
A
Green Plants and Algae
3
Q
The transfer of light and energy to chemical energy occurs during what
A
Photosynthesis
4
Q
Why is the mass of biomass less than it was at the previous stage in a food chain
A
Materials and energy are lost in organisms waste materials
5
Q
How can food production be improved in the food chain
A
Reducing the number of stages in the food chain
6
Q
What do we need to maintain that are declining in the oceans
A
Fish stocks
