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What happens to contaminants as you move up and down the ecological pyramid?
They become more concentrated through the proccess of biomagnification. :))
How would a chart showing the concentration of toxins differ from a biological pyramid of biomass for the same food chain?
i believe the concentration becomes greater as you move up the food chain, or up the biomass pyramid, meaning that the highest level of consumer has the highest amount of toxicity. I always thought it was the other way around but I've done some research and that's what I found.
What is the over all flow of energy through an ecosystem from?
Energy in an ecosystem flows in whats called the 10% rule. Meaning, as you move up the pyramid 10% of energy is lost.
What type of pyramid shows energy flow through an ecosystem?
An energy pyramid portrays the flow of energy by displaying the plants at the bottom, who get the most energy from the sun, and then gradually moving up to herbivores as it shows the transferal of energy from the plants to the herbivores and how the amount of energy received is significantly less than the original amount. The pyramid then shows how energy is passed from carnivore to carnivore and decreases in amount each time. The pyramid gets smaller as you reach the top of the food chain because not as much energy can be acquired by eating an animal that has eaten another animal that has eaten a plant that received energy from the sun. The energy decreases as it is passed from one creature to the next and the pyramid depicts this as it gets smaller toward the top. Helpful?
What trophic levels is at the base of each energy pyramid?
Usually Producers are at the bottom of the energy pyramid such as Grass, Fungi, dead leaves, ect.
What happens to the biomass as you move up the biomass pyramid?
It Decreases
What happens to biomass when you move up the biomass pyramid?
It Decreases
What happens to biomass as you move up its pyramid?
The Biomass decreases as the energy is used up on the way to the "top".
What happens to contaminants as you move up and down the ecological pyramid?
They become more concentrated through the proccess of biomagnification. :))
What happens to the energy level as you move up the energy pyramid?
10% of energy is lost as you move from 1 level to the next. So at the end 90% if the energy will be lost as heat.
What happens to the amount of energy in the pyramid as it moves up the levels of the pyramid?
it increases
What happen to biomass as you move up the biomass pyramid?
It Decreases
What percent is lost as you move up the energy pyramid?
10%
How did the Egyptians move the blocks up each layer of the pyramid?
they carried them up with their muscles
Why does the amount of energy decrease as you move up the energy pyramid?
by 10%
What happens to the numbers of living things as you go up the pyramid?
it will come less
How does the amount of energy available at one level of an energy pyramid compared to the next level up?
The most energy is available at the producer level of the pyramid . As you move up the pyramid, each level has less energy available than the level below.
