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Q: What is one major disadvantage in using the pyramid of biomass What might an unhealthy pyramid of energy look like?
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Which type of diagram shows the number of trophic levels an ecosystem supports?

A biomass pyramid.


How would a pyramid reflecting biomass be similar to or different from an energy pyramid?

A biomass pyramid looks like an energy pyramid, in that the largest biomass is contained in the producer level, and the least biomass is contained in the level of the highest order consumer. Basically, as you move up the energy pyramid, there is less energy available to support the biomass at each subsequent level.


How is energy lost in a biomass pyramid?

its not


Path energy takes from producers consumers decomposers is a called?

biomass , you put it in a pyramid, so a pyramid of biomass.


What does a biomass pyramid represent?

A pyramid of biomass shows how much energy the organism on a food chain is getting from its food.


Whats the difference between biomass pyramid and energy pyramid and number pyramid?

== == Of the trophic levels of the ecological pyramid, there are three ways to describe the flow of energy in food chains. Numbers, energy and biomass. See the related link for more information.


How does energy get lost in Energy flux pyramid Biomass pyramid Numbers pyramid?

The higher an organism is in the energy pryamid the less energy. the lower the organism`s posittion in the pyramid more energy


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 are the 3 types of food pyramids?

The 3 Types of Food Pyramids: Energy Pyramid Pyramid of Biomass Pyramid of Numbers


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 level of the food pyramid contains consumers with the least biomass?

Those at the top of the food pyramid contain consumers with the smallest number and therefore, with the least total biomass compared to the layers below them.


What are the concept of an ecological pyramid?

The ecological pyramid is basically the food chain. So, the producers (plants) are at the bottom, then herbivores (plant eaters), then above them are the omnivores or carnivores, and then the most powerful and top of the food chain animals are at the top of the pyramid.