Factory Farming

Question 1

more stages in a food chain means

Answer 1

less biomass and less energy reaches the end

Question 2

e.g. wheat to chicken to us.. lots of what is wasted because..

Answer 2

lots of energy wasted by chickens respiring e.g. through movement to keep warm and energy leaves as a waste product

Question 3

it is more efficient if

Answer 3

there are fewer staged

Question 4

if everyone was a vegetarian

Answer 4

everyone would be easily fed

Question 5

how can we reduce the energy lost in the food chains?

Answer 5

this is known as factory farming
reduce the temperature of the surroundings
limit movement

Question 6

advantages of factory farming 2

Answer 6

1 more efficient and less energy is wasted

2 food is controlled, animal given right nutrients and less food is wasted

Question 7

disadvantages of factory farming 3

Answer 7

1overcrowding - disease can spread more easily
2 animals become more stressed
3 unethical, some people believe.. animals should be kept in natural conditions