Structure Of Grassland Ecosystem

Question 0

Primary producers:

Answer 0

Photosynthesising plants; grasses and forbs.

Question 1

Grasslands are

Answer 1

Grazing ecosystems.

Question 2

Primary consumers:

Answer 2

Herbivores; bison, antelope and domestic grazing stock.

Question 3

Secondary & Tertiary consumers:

Answer 3

Predators; lions, foxes, jaguar.

Question 4

Detritivores:

Answer 4

Dung beetles, millipedes, earthworms.

Question 5

Decomposers:

Answer 5

Fungi & bacteria.

Question 6

The grassland ecosystem differs based on the

Answer 6

Relative importance of the different components in the energy budget.

Question 7

Grazing ecosystems: Most of the NPP is

Answer 7

Eaten by herbivores, the rest enters the detritus food chain when plants die. Very little primary production goes into storage as biomass or dead organic matter.

Question 8

Storage ecosystems: a large proportion of

Answer 8

Primary production ends up being stored.

Question 9

Detritus ecosystems:

Answer 9

Less is eaten, more ends up as detritus.