Pyramids of Number and Biomass

Question 1

What is a pyramid of number

Answer 1

A pyramid of numbers is a diagram that showshow many organismswe are talking about at each level of a food chain.

Question 2

What are pyramids Of biomass

Answer 2

A pyramid of biomass is a diagram that showshow much mass the creatures at each level would have without including all the water that is in the organisms(their ‘dry mass’)

Question 3

List an advantage of using a pyramid of biomass rather than a pyramid of numbers to represent a food chain

Answer 3

Pyramids of biomass provide a much better idea of the quantity of the plant or animal material at each level of a food chain and therefore are a better way of representing interdependence within the food chain