germination Flashcards
1
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Germination
A
the start of growth of a plant from a seed.
2
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energy pyramid
A
a model that shows the flow of energy from one trophic level to the next along a food chain.
3
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pyramid of numbers
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shows the total number of individual organisms at each level in the food chain of an ecosystem.
4
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biomass pyramid
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the representation of total living biomass or organic matter present at different trophic levels in an ecosystem.
5
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10% rule
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when energy is passed in an ecosystem from one trophic level to the next, only ten percent of the energy will be passed on.
