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A pyramid of numbers cannot always be to scale because it represents the number of organisms at each trophic level, which can vary significantly in size and biomass. For instance, a single large predator may consume many smaller prey, leading to a skewed representation if actual numbers are used. Additionally, certain ecosystems may have a high number of primary producers but fewer higher-level consumers, resulting in a pyramid that appears disproportionate when scaled. Thus, while it visually illustrates relationships in the food chain, it may not accurately reflect the biomass or energy flow.
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What does a biomass pyramid represent?
A pyramid of biomass shows how much energy the organism on a food chain is getting from its food.
How does the pyramid shape illustrate the fate of energy along a food chain?
An energy pyramid is like a food chain, because at the top of the pyramid, there is the most energy, and at the bottom there is the least energy. The same goes for a food chain, because the producer has 100% of the energy. The final consumer, or tursury consumer, has either little or no energy left from the primary, and secondary consumers, because they have used up almost all the energy breathing, moving and during digestion.
A path of energy through the trophic levels of an ecosystem is called?
energy pyramid or nutrient pyramid.
Where does all the energy in an energy pyramid come from?
The energy in an energy pyramid initially comes from the sun through the process of photosynthesis carried out by plants. This energy is then transferred up the pyramid as organisms consume other organisms in the food chain.
Why are only a few animals at the top of a energy pyramid?
Only a few animals are at the top of an energy pyramid because they are apex predators, which typically have fewer individuals in a food chain due to the decrease in available energy as it moves up the pyramid. The energy available at each level limits the number of individuals that can be supported as it is passed up the food chain.
What does a biomass show?
The biomass pyramid is a chart that is drawn to scale. It displays the biomass at each stage in the food chain.
Why is the flow of energy in a food chain like a pyramid?
because its a pyramid with a food chain
What is a characteristics of bureaucracies?
There is a chain of command shaped like a pyramid
What is the order for the food chain pyramid?
Search Food pyramid!
How does the pyramid shape illustrate the fate of materials along a food chain?
the pyramid shape illustrate the fate of materials along a food chain by using the pyramid.
How are a food pyramid and a food chain different?
A food chain is more relative. A food pyramid is more empirical. The food pyramid is more useful in determining food groups and needs.
What are always found at the base of an energy pyramid?
Nutters who believe in pyramid energy. Or if the pyramid is a food chain, producers.
What organism has the greatest biomass in the food chain?
The Producers. Tends to be the bottom of the pyramid if you are studying a pyramid.
When a food chain is represented as a pyramid the base is made of?
producers. :)
Is a characteristic of a bureaucracy?
There is a chain of command shaped like a pyramid
When the food chain is represented as a pyramid the base is made of?
producer
What happens to the producer in a food pyramid?
top of the food chain
