Energy In Biomass (core) Flashcards
1
Q
What is biomass?
A
The mass of living material in a plant or animal
2
Q
What does a pyramid of biomass show?
A
The mass of the organisms at each stage in a food chain
3
Q
Why are biomass and energy reduced at each successive stage of a food chain? (3)
A
The whole animal isn’t eaten?
Some of the animal cant be digested
Some energy is lost through poop??
4
Q
Why are plants always at the base of a pyramid of biomass?
A
They are the producers and get their energy from the sun
5
Q
Which process in cells releases energy from food material?
A
Respiration
