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Which is larger in a energy pyramid consumers carnivores producers or herbivores?
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There is a good reason why there are more herbivores than carnivores. When a carnivore eats an herbivore, it only absorbs a small amount of energy from the animal because herbivores only absorb a small amount of energy from the plants they eat. Therefore, a carnivore must eat more herbivores to receive the energy they need to survive.
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Names of animals that are dependent on plants for their food?
all herbivores like cows, goats, sheep, elephants depend on plants for their food. if we consider a food pyramid, then we can infer that even a decomposer is indirectly dependant on the primary producers- plants
Tiger trophic level?
According to the list below, tigers would be a trophic level 4 or Top Level Carnivore. Trophic levels are:1st/bottom level) Producers: Organisms that produce their own food such as plants.2nd level) Consumers: These are animals that are herbivores, they eat plants and no meat.3rd level) Secondary Consumers: These are primary carnivores and only eat meat.4th/top level) Tertiary Consumers: These are the creatures at the top of the food chain because they have no predators.
Where do raccoons go in an Everglades food pyramid?
Raccoons are usually secondary consumers.
What level do you place an elephant in an energy pyramid?
It would depend on your labeling, but it goes right above the producers. I would call it a first level consumer.
What is the energy pyramid of gazelle?
no. you are a pyramid of gazelle.
Where on the energy pyramid will you find the following?
from top to bottom of the pyramid: tertiary consumers... and so on. secondary consumers (carnivores) primary consumers (herbivores) primary producers (like grass)
What are the components in an ecological pyramid?
Primary producers (plants, algae) decomposers (worms, fungi) Primary consumers (herbivores) Secondary consumers (carnivores) Trimary consumers (carnivores) usually stops there because of energy loss
What are the five tropic levels to an ecological pyramid?
The five trophic levels in an ecological pyramid are: 1) producers (plants and other autotrophs), 2) primary consumers (herbivores that eat plants), 3) secondary consumers (carnivores that eat herbivores), 4) tertiary consumers (carnivores that eat other carnivores), and 5) decomposers (organisms that break down dead organic matter).
What is the synonym for energy pyramid?
Another name for energy pyramid is ecological pyramid. It is very similar to the food chain. An energy pyramid has producers (green plants) at the bottom and three different types of consumers one above the other namely primary, secondary and tertiary. Primary:primary consumers are herbivores that feed directly on the producers or the green plants. Secondary:These consumers feed on the herbivores. Tertiary:These are consumers that feed on other carnivores and are on top of the energy pyramid. This means they are the last entity in the food chain. Eg: Producers-Grass Primary-Rabbit Secondary-Snake Tertiary-Eagle
Where do herbivores go in the trophic pyramid?
Autotrophs, being the producers in the food chain, are at the extreme bottom of the food pyramid. Then the herbivores, which are the primary consumers, follow the autotrophs. The canivores come in the next level, that is the third
What is at the top and bottom of a energy pyramid?
Top: Tertiary Consumers (carnivores that eat other carnivores) Bottom: Producers (plants, algae, protists, etc.)
What level of the energy pyramid is a producer found?
The producer level pyramid contain the most energy, because the sun has the most energy as we know, and producers<plants> get their energy from it. As the consumers<herbivores> eat the producers<plants> they will only get 10% of their energy, and the one that will eat them<herbivores> will also get only 10% energy.... so on, & so forth... That's why,the producer level pyramid contain the most energy. :D
What are the 4 kinds of ecological pyramind?
The first of the four, is the ecological pyramid. It shows the number of organisms in each of the trophic levels in an ecosystem. At the base of the levels are the producers and at the top of the pyramid are the final consumers. The second is the number pyramid. This also shows the number of organisms in each of the trophic levels but it does not take into consideration the size of each of the organism in the levels. This pyramid has four levels, starting from the bottom is the total number of producers, then the total number of herbivores, third the total number of small carnivores, and finally the total number of large carnivores. The third pyramid is the biomass pyramid. This pyramid is an indication of the total mass of organisms in the trophic levels. There are three levels of biomass in this pyramid. These are producers ( 470.0 g/m2), then herbivores (0.6 g/m2), and last the carnivores ( 0.1 g/m2). And it is possible for the second level to be greater than the third. Last, is the energy pyramid which indicates the total amount of energy that is in the trophic levels. It also is able to show the loss of energy between the trophic levels. The four levels in this pyramid are Producers, Primary consumers, Secondary consumers and at the top are the Tertiary consumers. As energy passes between the levels, such as from producers to primary consumers, much of the energy is lost due to waste and the conversion to heat energy.
What are the four levels in an energy pyramid?
energy source(sun)>producer(grass)>primary consumer(mouse)>secondary consumer(snake)> tertiary(hawk)>decomposer(fungi) All organisms die and get broken down by decomposers
Which level of a food pyramid contains the least amount of the original energy provided by the sun?
A) Producers B) Herbivores C) Carnivores D) Top predators
What makes up the base of any energy pyramid?
eaither producer's carnivores herbivores or scavenger's
What is the consumer at the top of the energy pyramid?
No, but the producers are.The consumers are at three levels which are(starting from top): 1. tertiary consumers 2. secondary consumers 3. primary consumers 4.producers
