Terrestrial ecosystems - in order, from most to least productive:
1. Swamps, marshes, tropical rain forests (most productive)
2. Temperate forest
3. Northern coniferous forest (taiga)
4. Savanna
5. Agricultural land
6. Woodland and shrubland
7. Temperate grassland
8. Tundra (arctic and alpine)
9. Desert scrub
10. Extreme desert (least productive)
Aquatic ecosystems - in order, from most to least productive:
1. Estuaries (most productive)
2. Lakes and streams
3. Continental shelf
4. Open ocean (least productive)
The desert biome typically has the least biomass in a specified area due to its arid conditions and limited vegetation cover. The scarce water and extreme temperatures in deserts make it challenging for plants and animals to thrive, resulting in lower overall biomass compared to other biomes.
Tropical rainforests typically have the biggest biomass due to the high levels of vegetation and diversity of plant and animal species that contribute to the overall biomass.
Microorganisms, such as bacteria and archaea, typically have the least biomass compared to other groups of organisms like plants and animals due to their small individual size. Although they are abundant and play crucial roles in ecosystems, their individual biomass is relatively low.
The biomass of a tertiary consumer would be smaller than the biomass of a primary consumer. This is because energy is lost as it moves up the food chain through each trophic level. Tertiary consumers have less available energy and biomass compared to primary consumers.
The highest level, which is the top level of the food pyramid, contains consumers with the least biomass. This level typically consists of tertiary consumers or apex predators, which have a relatively small population size and biomass compared to primary and secondary consumers in lower levels of the food chain.
The desert biome typically has the least biomass in a specified area due to its arid conditions and limited vegetation cover. The scarce water and extreme temperatures in deserts make it challenging for plants and animals to thrive, resulting in lower overall biomass compared to other biomes.
Tropical rainforests typically have the biggest biomass due to the high levels of vegetation and diversity of plant and animal species that contribute to the overall biomass.
If you can consider space a biome, I imagine that would be the place with the least amount of animals.
The cactus would be the least adapted plant for an estuary ocean biome. Cacti prefer hot, dry biomes rather than aquatic ones.
The least common biome is the tundra biome, which is characterized by cold temperatures, permafrost, and low vegetation cover. Tundra is found in the Arctic and high mountain regions and covers only a small percentage of the Earth's surface.
The kangaroo would not live in either freshwater or marine biomes. It also would not live in the tundra.
tundra
DESERTS
biomass is not cheap..biomass would cost almost twice as much on average as gas or coal-fired electricity.
Forests contain about 70% of the biomass, the total weight of living organisms.
Forests contain about 70% of the biomass, the total weight of living organisms.
The biome that receives the least amount of rainfall is the desert biome. Deserts typically receive less than 250 mm (10 inches) of rainfall per year.