Topic 7b- Human impacts on the environment / biomass food and biotech Flashcards
1
Q
what is biodiversity
A
variety of different species within an ecosystem
2
Q
what are consequences of global warming?
A
- rising sea levels → habitat loss
- changes in distribution of organisms
- disruption of migration patterns
- less biodiversity
3
Q
what are trophic levels
A
different stages in the food chain
4
Q
What is tropic level 1
A
producer
5
Q
how do you calculate the efficiency of biomass transfer
A
efficiency = biomass transferred to next level / biomass available at previous level x 100
6
Q
what is mycoprotein?
A
a fungus called fusarium
