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The total dry mass of an organism equals biomass. How biomass is measured depends on why it is being measured. It can be measured as the natural mass or as it is. It can also be measured in terms of dry, organic mass. And sometimes just tissues count or just bones.
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What is dry mass?
The definition of dry mass is the mass of a biological sample after the water content has been removed. When the water is removed, the dry mass can be compared on equal terms.
The total of all chemical reactions in an organism?
Metabolism
What pyramid measures dry mass of animals in a food chain?
NO
The total dry weight of the organisms in an ecosystem is called?
Biomass :)
What is autecology?
This studies the interaction of an organism or species with its environment:a multidimensional description of the total environment and way of life of an organismincludes physical, chemical, biological (food source and predators/competitors), behavioral (including social organization) factorsthe environment where an organism lives.
What is the measure of the total dry mass of an organism?
biomass
What is the Measure of the total dry mass of organism in a given area?
Narnian Waffles
What is meant by dry mass?
dry mass means the mass of an object/organism once it has been dried and the water has been removed.
What are the science behind biomass?
If I ignore your horrible grammar, I think you're asking what biomass is/means... correct? Biomass is the dry mass of a once living organism. So biomass is the mass of an organism minus the weight of the water in/on the organism.
What are the difficulties in measuring growth in a living organism?
Growth in organisms is basically defined as cell division before cells become specialised. Different parts of organisms grow at different rates and different times but growth can be measured as an increase in either wet mass, dry mass or height. Height and wet mass can be measured when an organism is alive, but dry mass can only be measured when an organism is dead, because then all the water can be removed. Despite this, dry mass is the best for giving a measure of growth. Dry mass is often used because it eliminates the fluctuations that you get from using wet mass due to its water content. This is evident in weighing plants, since they have a high level composition of water and this water content depends on the amount of water in its environment so using dry weight tends to be more reliable in this case as it gives an idea of mass change.
What is the measure of total dry mass of organisms in a given area?
Narnian Waffles
What is dry mass?
The definition of dry mass is the mass of a biological sample after the water content has been removed. When the water is removed, the dry mass can be compared on equal terms.
How do you measure a dry weight organism?
Generally, you measure dry weight on a scale.
What is the total dry weight of organisms in each level of a food chain or biomass pyramid?
Say, for example, you have a basic food pyramid consisting of two levels. A tree and caterpillars. The dry mass of the caterpillars mentioned on the level, which could be any amount of caterpillars, is the weight of the caterpillars minus any water. It's the same for all of the levels, but the number tends to be greater on the lower levels. The only two ways to work this out is to "Dry out" the organisms, which would kill them, or by estimating it using an average dry mass for the organism mentioned.
Wet or dry organism lose heat quickly?
If organisms are wet they may tend to lose heat more quickly. The dry organism is more likely to such up the heat and maintain the heat within the organism.
What is total mass?
The mass of an object can be expressed in mass per unit or in total mass. Total mass represent the full amount.
What is The total of all chemical activities that an organism is an organism's?
Metabolism
