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The producers in any ecosystem form the base of an energy pyramid. The base always supports their own base and then the layers going up which become smaller. These upper levels are the consumers.
If you look at this beginning base getting 100% of the energy (sunlight), the producers (plants, trees, bushes, shrubs and anything else that makes its' own food using the energy from the sunlight), these producers need 90% for their own grown and reproduction.
That allows 10% to be passed to primary consumers on the second level. They need this 10% to grow and reproduce and they have 10% of that first 10% to pass to the secondary consumers. That is 1% of the original.
Most ecosystems can only support 3-4 levels. A few only 2 levels (look at the Sahara Desert). There are only two places that can support 5 levels: the tropical rain forests and the temperate rain forests.
Good luck even trying to hack your way through these there is so much vegetation and so many consumers.
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∙ 15y agomore abundant then whom? autotrophs? they are not.
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Is it possible to have more consumers than producers in a pyramid of numbers?
Yep
How does the number of secondary consumers compare with the number of producers?
There are a lot fewer secondary consumers than there are producers.
Are there more producers or consumers in a deciduous forest?
It depends on the deciduous forest. ( size,biodiversity)
Why are there more producers than consumers in any stable ecosystem?
i like to go pee pee
How are the different consumers important to the food chain?
If we didnt have different consumers then all of the producers would all run out and then all the consumer would die because there would be no more producers. that's why you need different ones.
Is it true that consumers always outnumber producers?
no. there are more producers than consumers...........
A stable pond ecosystem would not contain?
consumers without producers
Do consumers outnumber producers on earth?
False . There are far more consumers than producers.
There are more primary producers than there are?
primary consumers
What statement explains why producers conduct market research?
Answer this question… Producers need to know what consumers want so they can sell more and make more profit. Knowing what consumers want helps producers make more money. -Apex
What statements best explains why producers conduct market research?
Answer this question… Producers need to know what consumers want so they can sell more and make more profit. Knowing what consumers want helps producers make more money. -Apex
Why is there always more producers than consumers in a food chain?
because plants under go photosynthesis and make there own food to reproduce and create more producers. while consumers which are not plants and don't under go photosynthesis they are more liable to die out.
Why are their more producers than consumers?
because they feel like it
Are there more consumers or producers in the taiga biome?
In any biome there are always fewer consumers for obvious reasons.
Is it possible to have more consumers than producers in a pyramid of numbers?
Yep
Why would there be less consumers than producers in a pond ecosystem?
Becuase the comsumers would starve if there were more of them then producers
What are the advantages and disadvantages of price discrimination to consumers and producers?
An advantage to price discrimination to producers is that firms will be able to increase sales. A disadvantage to consumers is that it can cause things to cost more.
