Practice Ecological Pyramids (12.5) - Ecosystem

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Question 1.
What is an ecological pyramid?
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Think about how organisms interact in a food chain.
Question 2.
Which pyramid shows the number of organisms at each level?
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Consider what counts in an ecosystem.
3Question 3.
What does the pyramid of energy illustrate?
- The number of organisms
- The total biomass
- Energy available at each trophic level
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Consider where energy comes from and how it's used.
4Question 4.
True or False: The pyramid of biomass can sometimes be inverted.
- True
- False
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Think about how different organisms might relate by weight.
Question 5.
Create a detailed ecological pyramid based on a hypothetical forest ecosystem. Label the first four trophic levels, including sketches or numerical estimations.
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Think about how many producers there typically are compared to top predators.
Question 6.
Evaluate the impact of removing a top predator from an ecosystem. Discuss how this would affect the ecological pyramids.
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Consider how energy and biomass flows through the system.

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