Pyramid of biomass (Edexcel GCSE Biology Combined Science): Quizzes
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What do pyramids of biomass represent in a food chain?
What do pyramids of biomass represent in a food chain?
Relative amount of biomass at each level
What does the pyramid shape illustrate about biomass in trophic levels?
What does the pyramid shape illustrate about biomass in trophic levels?
Less biomass as you move up levels
What percentage of sunlight do producers convert into biomass?
What percentage of sunlight do producers convert into biomass?
Why do producers only convert about of sunlight into biomass?
Why do producers only convert about of sunlight into biomass?
Not all sunlight reaches leaves
What percentage of biomass is transferred to the next trophic level on average?
What percentage of biomass is transferred to the next trophic level on average?
What percentage of biomass is lost at each trophic level?
What percentage of biomass is lost at each trophic level?
What happens to the mass of organisms as you go up trophic levels?
What happens to the mass of organisms as you go up trophic levels?
It goes down
Why does biomass decrease at each trophic level?
Why does biomass decrease at each trophic level?
Energy is lost at each stage
What is biomass described as in terms of energy?
What is biomass described as in terms of energy?
A store of energy
Which are examples of producers mentioned in the note?
Which are examples of producers mentioned in the note?
Plants and algae