Energy And Biomass In Food Chains And Natural Cycles Flashcards
What is the source of energy for pyramids of biomass?
Sunlight
Why are plants always at the base of the pyramid if biomass?
Plants start the process of energy transfer in living organisms
Which process in cells releases energy from food material?
Respiration
Animals are sometimes kept in warm sheds. Explain why.
To prevent them from wasting energy from food to maintain it’s body temperature
What is meant by ‘food miles’?
How far good must be carried from the farm to the shop to the table
Why aren’t fisherman allowed to remove small, young fish?
The population could become extinct if the young fish don’t grow and reproduce.
What is grown to produce mycoprotein?
The fungus Fusarium
What is meant by the term ‘detritus feeder’?
Organisms that feed on organic waste from animals and the dead bodies of animals and plants.
What is meant by a ‘carbon sink’?
Something that takes up more carbon dioxide than it produces.
