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I am in sixth grade and we are learning about this in science class right now. It's smaller at the top of the pyramid because of the populations of species; on the bottom of the pyramid, you've got abiotic elements like soil, air, water and sunlight. Since this is where the energy starts, it is at its most. Then the, let's say, grass, takes its energy (grass is a producer). Then a herbivore will eat the grass, and it will have less energy. Then carnivores will eat that herbivore, and when that carnivore dies, the scavengers will eat it's remains, which don't have much energy now. The decomposers will eat whatever the scavengers didn't and will turn it to soil. Now it is abiotic and its energy is restored. So, since there is less and less energy as you go up the pyramid, There is less and less organisms. I hope this makes sense!
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What happens to the number of organisms as you move from the bottom of an energy pyramid to the top?
The number of organisms typically decreases as you move from the bottom to the top of an energy pyramid. This is because energy is lost at each trophic level through metabolic processes, so there is less energy available to support higher levels of consumers.
True or False If two modern organisms are distantly related in an evolutionary sense then one should expect that they should share fewer homologous structures than two more closely related organisms?
True. The more distantly related two organisms are in evolutionary terms, the fewer homologous structures they are likely to share. Homologous structures are features that have a common evolutionary origin, so closely related organisms are expected to have more similarities in their structures compared to more distantly related organisms.
Which classification group fewer organisms in it family or an order?
An order typically contains fewer organisms than a family. Orders are higher in the taxonomic hierarchy and are composed of several families, each containing multiple species. Families, on the other hand, are more specific and include a smaller number of closely related species.
How trees can be producers and yet the smallest tropic level in a pyramid of numbers?
Trees are very large compared to the organisms they support, such as insects, birds and rodents. A single tree has much more biomass than the consumers depending upon it, meaning it is still the base of biomass pyramids and pyramids of energy. Therefore even if they are fewer in number trees still occupy the producer level of the trophic pyramid
What is the bottom layer of a pyramid that represents ecosystem producers and its top layers represent consumers called?
The bottom layer of pyramid that represents ecosystem producers is the ecological pyramids. The top layers represent consumers. In the energy pyramid the bottom levels have more energy than the top levels.
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.
Why are there fewer organisms at the bottom of a lake than at the bottom of a pond?
In all probablilty there are not. I would assume that the base of an artificial pond would in all probablilty contain far less organisms than that of a well established lake.
What is the shape that has a pyramid w one fewer face than a square pyramid?
rectangular prism pyramid
Why is the base wider than the uppermost level in energy pyramid?
The base of an energy pyramid is wider than the uppermost level because it represents a larger number of organisms and a greater amount of energy available at the primary producer level, such as plants. Each successive level of consumers (herbivores, carnivores) supports fewer organisms due to energy loss at each trophic level, primarily through metabolic processes and heat. This reduction in energy availability leads to fewer organisms at higher levels, resulting in a narrower shape at the top of the pyramid.
What shape has fewer than five vertice's?
square based pyramid
Which polyhedrons have fewer faces than vertices?
Any polyhedron other than a pyramid.
Why the pyramid of numbers is not a true pyramid shape?
The pyramid of numbers is not a true pyramid shape because it represents the number of organisms at each trophic level rather than biomass or energy. In many ecosystems, the number of individual organisms can be greater at lower trophic levels while higher levels may contain fewer, larger organisms, leading to an irregular shape. Additionally, some ecosystems, such as those with a few large producers and many small consumers, can result in inverted pyramids. Thus, the pyramid of numbers can be skewed and does not always reflect a true pyramidal structure.
Are organisms at higher tropic levels fewer in numbers than those at lower tropic levels?
Yes, organisms at higher trophic levels tend to have fewer individuals compared to those at lower trophic levels. This is because energy is lost as it is transferred up the food chain, resulting in a pyramid-shaped distribution of biomass and population numbers.
What happens to the number of organisms as you move from the bottom of an energy pyramid to the top?
The number of organisms typically decreases as you move from the bottom to the top of an energy pyramid. This is because energy is lost at each trophic level through metabolic processes, so there is less energy available to support higher levels of consumers.
How many more vertices does a square pyramid than a triangular prism?
A square pyramid has 5 vertices. A triangular prism has 6 vertices. The pyramid has -1 more vertex than the prism, or 1 fewer.
Why a ecological pyramid is smaller at the top than the bottom?
they is fat
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.
