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Decomposers
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How does cycling of matter effect the food chain?
Could create pollution
what process changes solar energy into organic matter so that it can be cycled through a food chain?
Photosynthesis Source - USATestPrep
Are consumers at the bottom of the food chain?
No. Producers are at the bottom of the food chain.
What does biomass measure?
the amount of matter in a body is found by drying it to remove all the water then weighing it. This amount of matter is called the biomass. Ecologists find measuring biomass useful as it tells them how much matter is locked up in each species of a food chain.
Why is bacteria in the last step of a food chain?
Bacteria is in the last step on a food chain because is a decomposer!!
All food pyramids show that the matter of energy in a food chain?
no
A step in the transfer of energy and matter in a community?
Food chain
What are decomposers in a food chain?
They brake down waste and rotting matter.
How does cycling of matter effect the food chain?
Could create pollution
All food chains show that the matter and energy in a food chain?
Decrease in higher levels.
Why is it necessary matter recycles?
The purpose is to avoid pollution and to make economies of materials.
What is a fungus like protist that recycles organic matter called?
slime mold
What are three resources nature recycles?
water, air and food
What pyramid represents the amount of energy or matter that exists in each level of a food chain?
a food web
What are three resources that nature recycles?
water, air and food
In a food chain how does matter differ from energy?
Matter is anything that has a mass such as a cell or structure. Energy is derived from matter through catabolic pathways.
What part of the food chain usually contains the largest source of matter?
The Producer (plant)
