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What trophic level contains the greatest biomass in most ecosystems?
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ANSWER: more individuals because there are more types of omnivores and carnivores(who feed off of primary consumers) than there are herbivores (who feed off of primary producers)
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What level on the energy pyramid has the most biomass?
THE LEVEL ON the pyramid that has the most biomass is the tertiary level.
What is the efficiency equation for energy?
The efficiency at which energy is transferred from one trophic level to another is called ecological efficiency.it is estimated that only a 10 percent of available energy is transferred
What is efficiency level?
Trophic level efficiency is the ratio of production of one trophic level to the production of the next lower trophic level. This efficiency is never high.
How does energy move through the tropic levels?
Figure 1: Trophic levels.The Transfer of Energy to Higher Trophic LevelsWhat happens to the NPP that is produced and then stored as plant biomass? On average, it is consumed or decomposed. You already know the equation for aerobic respiration: C6H12O6 + 6 O2 -------- 6 CO2 + 6 H2OIn the process, metabolic work is done and energy in chemical bonds is converted to heat energy. If NPP was not consumed, it would pile up somewhere. Usually this doesn't happen, but during periods of earth history such as the Carboniferous and Pennsylvanian, enormous amounts of NPP in excess of consumption accumulated in swamps. It was buried and compressed to form the coal and oil deposits that we mine today. When we burn these deposits (same chemical reaction as above except that there is greater energy produced) we release the energy to drive the machines of industry, and of course the CO2 goes into the atmosphere as a greenhouse gas. This is the situation that we have today, where the excess CO2 from burning these deposits (past excess NPP) is going into the atmosphere and building up over time.But let's get back to an ecosystem that is balanced, or in "steady state" ("equilibrium"), where annual total respiration balances annual total GPP. As energy passes from trophic level to trophic level, the following rules apply:Only a fraction of the energy available at one trophic level is transferred to the next trophic level. The rule of thumb is 10%, but this is very approximate.Typically the numbers and biomass of organisms decrease as one ascends the food chain.
What is one difference between biomass energy and energy and wind energy?
== == Biomass shows us the total dry weight of the organisms in the trophic level.. example: 100,000 kg of plants (and by this we don't mean that one plant weighs 100,000 kg we mean that the total no. of plants that are eaten by grasshoppers weigh 100,000 kg )are eaten by 10,000 grasshoppers which are eaten by 100 kg birds which area eaten by a 3 kg snake.. Now on the other hand.. an energy pyramid shows us the energy flow in an enviroment, producers will always have the most energy followed by first degree consumers ( herbivores ) and then secondary consumers ( carnivores ).... Hope i Helped those in need :P...... nice topic thnx for bringing the question up Peace out :D..
What tropic level contains the greatest biomass in most ecosystems?
trophic level one.... the tertiary consumers, or top carnivores
What tropic level contains the greatest biomass in ecosystem. explain why this occurs?
First trophic level or producers or green plants or phytoplanktons have the highest biomass except aquatic ecosystems because they perform maximum photosynthesis.
Are biomass and trophic level related?
Each trophic level contains one-tenth as much biomass as the level below it and ten times as much biomass as the level above it.
What does a biomass pyramid present?
Biomass - the total dry weight of the organisms in a trophic levelBiomass Pyramid - a diagram showing the biomass at each trophic level of a food chainA pyramid of biomass shows energy lost in each trophic level while a pyramid of numbers shows the numbers of the organisms in each trophic level
Was is the total amount of organic matter within a trophic level is called?
Biomass is the total amount of organic matter present in any trophic level.
The total amount of living tissue within a given trophic level is called the?
biomass!
The total mass of living tissue at each trophic level can be shown bY?
biomass pyramid.
What is the new trophic model?
Well the trophic model is like the pyramid (Food Chain).But the difference is that trophic model's change every time you go to a different ecosystem.(Ecosystem Definition - http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ecosystem)Pristine Ecosystems have a wine shaped trophic model and Near - Pristine Ecosystems have a upside down wine shaped trophic model. Human affected ecosystems have a triangle trophic model.
Do the biomass of organisms in a typical ecological pyramid increases at each level?
The biomass of each organism decreases with each level. With less energy at higher trophic levels, there are usually fewer organisms as well. Organisms tend to be larger in size at higher trophic levels, but their smaller numbers result in less biomass. Biomass is the total mass of organisms at a trophic level.
If a biomass pyramid contains 400 kilograms of wheat at its base how many kilograms of human tissue would exist at the fourth trophic level?
If a biomass pyramid contains 400 kilograms of wheat at its base, 4 kilograms of human tissue would exist at the fourth topic level.
What trophic level represents the largest biomassin this ecosystem?
primary biomass is lost the higher you ger in the trophic levels
What is the total amount of living tissue within a trophic level?
BIOMASS
