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- Why is it better to draw a pyramid of biomass rather than a pyramid of numbers?
- What is the problem with measuring biomass?
- How does the pyramid of numbers differ from biomass?
- What is the difference between the pyramid of numbers pyramid of biomass and pyramid of energy?
Why is it better to draw a pyramid of biomass rather than a pyramid of numbers?
Pyramids of biomass are usually much better at demonstrating the idea of energy loss as you progress down the food chain. ... Pyramids are the shape they are due to the fact that energy is lost at each trophic level. Only a fraction of the energy in a trophic level is available to be passed on in the food chain.
What is the problem with measuring biomass?
It can be difficult to get valid data for a pyramid of biomass because: measuring dry biomass means that all the water has to be removed from the organisms. an organism may belong to more than one trophic level, so it cannot easily be represented by one bar.
How does the pyramid of numbers differ from biomass?
The biomass pyramid shows the total dry mass of organisms found at each trophic level. A pyramid of numbers gives a count of the numbers of individual organ- isms at each trophic level in an ecosystem.
What is the difference between the pyramid of numbers pyramid of biomass and pyramid of energy?
A pyramid of energy shows how much energy is retained in the form of new biomass at each trophic level, while a pyramid of biomass shows how much biomass (the amount of living or organic matter present in an organism) is present in the organisms.
