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Why is there fewer living things as you go from down in an energy pyramid?
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∙ 11y ago
Plants gets its energy from the sun. When herbivores eat the plant, they only get 50% of that energy because they waste it by doing a lot of actions like running.when the carnivores eat the herbivores, they only get 25% of the energy because they too, do alot of hunting.SO THE ANSWER IS THAT THEY WASTE A LOT OF ENERGY to survive in their ecosystem.
Ps, Im ten years old and i learned all of this in school. SCHOOL ROCKS! I hope I answered your qeustion, and hope it makes sense to you
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Why are there fewer organisms higher on the energy pyramid?
The higher you are on the pyramid the less energy you get, so it takes a lot of stamina and endurance to be at the top.
Why are there usually fewer organism in the top levels of an energy pyramid?
because it shows energy transfer and how there's more energy at the bottom of the pyramid with the producer and less and less energy as the consumers eat them because they burn out that energy
What is the shape that has a pyramid w one fewer face than a square pyramid?
rectangular prism pyramid
Why are there fewer hawks and foxes than mice in energy pyramid?
Mice reproduce alot faster than fox and hawks, so they have a higher population.
How many fewer edges does a rectangular pyramid?
7
Why are the numbers of organisms smaller at high levels of an energy pyramid?
The energy pyramid shows how the amount of useful energy, food, decreases as organisms in that level use it. Even though a lot of energy may be taken in at any level, more energy in the form of food that is available to the next level, is stored on the bottom level and decreases at each level as you move to the top of the pyramid. Thus, there is much less energy to support organisms at the top, so there are fewer in most communities.
Would a net of a rectangular pyramid have fewer or more panels?
yes
What shape has fewer than five vertice's?
square based pyramid
Does a rectangular pyramid have more or fewer panels than a cube?
A cube has six sides; a pyramid has five, if you count the bottom of the base.
How do you compare the temperature on Saturn to earth?
-- smaller -- warmer -- closer to the sun -- more dense -- greater population of living things -- fewer moons -- fewer rings -- faster orbital speed
What does a biomas pyramid represent?
I think you might be talking about a biomass pyramid. I never heard of a biotic pyramid. Take a look at this website. It might help you. http://earth.rice.edu/MTPE/bio/biosphere/topics/energy/40_biomass.html
Why are there usually fewer organisms at the top of an energy pyramid?
The energy pyramid has a broad base to support the next level of organisms, then gets narrower as each layer is added. Each upper level eats more than one ie many organism from the layer below it. Therefore, there has to be more organisms and more energy trapped in lower layers to give energy to the upper layer. There is more grass than rabbits, there are more rabbits than hawks. There is more energy in the grass layer than the layers above it.
