Energy Transfer Efficency and Trophic Pyrimads Flashcards
1
Q
Biomass
A
The total mass of all living matter in a specific area
2
Q
Standing crop
A
Amount of biomass present in an ecosystem at a particular time
*Not the rate of energy production
3
Q
Ecological Efficiency
A
Energy used by an organism is given off as heat. Any left over energy that is converted into consumer biomass by growth and reproduction is available to the next Trophic level
4
Q
How much biomass energy is converted into energy at the next higher trophic level
A
10%
5
Q
Most energy and biomass is found where
A
At the producer level
