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Why are ecosystem with grass better for herbivores than ecosystem with tree?
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Herbivores get energy from grass more easily.
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Why would a grassland ecosystem have more primary consumers than a forest ecosystem?
Grass is easier for herbivores to digest. The energy in trees is less available to herbivores.
Suggest an explanation for why there are fewer lions than zebras on the African plains?
Generally, predators are less populated than their prey. Zebras are herbivores, meaning the grass of the African plains will always be there for them to eat. Lions, on the other hand, have to deal with the fluctuating population of the zebras and other animals for their food.
Why the big tree is able to survive better than the grass in the field during the long periods without rain?
That is because trees roots are longer, and its circumference is bigger than grass roots therefore, able to take in more mineral salts, nutrients and vitamins.
Which is not a disturbance of an ecosystem?
Decomposition is not a disturbance of the ecosystem. This is because it is a natural process in harmony with the ecosystem rather than an outside force is interfering.
What can you conclude about a ecosystem with many trophic levels?
it is a stable ecosystem
Is there more carnivores than herbivores?
No. Herbivores always outnumber the carnivores in an ecosystem.
What would be the effect on the food web if there were less grasses than one usual day?
If the grass was less than usual, the herbivores that eat the grass would die and so would the carnivores that depend on the herbivores.
How would an ecosystem with a greater number of individual herbivores than individual producers affect the shape of the ecosystem's pyramid of numbers?
It expresses biomass at different trophic levels in an ecosystem.
Why would a grassland ecosystem have more primary consumers than a rain forest ecosystem?
Because primary consumers find it easier to eat grass, In grassland there is much more grass than in a rainforest
Who discovered grass?
Grass has been around for far longer than humans have. So ultimately no one first, except herbivores, discovered grass.
Which organism in this ecosystem would have the smallest population fern caterpillar grass grasshopper rabbit hawk fox robin?
A piece of grass will have a smaller ecosystem than other insects and animals. A bird will likely have the largest ecosystem.
Why herbivores can use grass as a food but human cannot?
herbivores have special digestive system which allows them to digest grass . earlier humans were also able to eat grass when there was no tradition or science to eat cooked food .but with the increase of science, humans started eating cooked food while ignoring raw food like grass,leaves. with time,human's digestive organs that were used to digest raw food (grass,leaves) became extinct.that is y now humans are not able to digest grass
Does a ball roll better on grass than dirt?
Yes a ball roll is better on grass than dirt
Why are bushes better than grass?
Because the are tall and grass are short
Why would a grassland ecosystem have more primary consumers than a forest ecosystem?
Grass is easier for herbivores to digest. The energy in trees is less available to herbivores.
Why are large predators more common in savanna grassland than in deserts?
Savannas have grass that attracts herbivores that are the prey of predators.
What kind of grasshoppers like better bushes or grass?
Grasshoppers eat what belongs in their name-sake: grass. Thus, they like grass better than bushes.
