Pyramid of Biomass

Which of the following would have the most biomass in the ecosystem presented in the food web?

Biomass means amount of organism material which indicates the amount of chemical energy stored.

• Marsh Grass and Catails

• Grasshoppers and Crickets

• Shrew and Frogs

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Which term matches the following definition.

Definition: the total quantity or weight of organisms in a given area or volume.

• Biomass

• Pyramid of Biomass

• Producer

• Consumer

• Trophic Level

Which term matches the following definition.

Definition: a visual representation of the flow of energy or matter through a food chain.

• Biomass

• Pyramid of Biomass

• Producer

• Consumer

• Trophic Level

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Which term matches the following definition.

Definition: an organism that has the ability to produce it's own energy stores from sunlight using the process of photosynthesis.

• Biomass

• Pyramid of Biomass

• Producer

• Consumer

• Trophic level

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Which term matches the following definition.

Definition: an organism that needs to consume other organisms for energy through the process of cellular respiration.

• Biomass

• Pyramid of Biomass

• Producer

• Consumer

• Trophic Level

Which trophic level would we expect to have the most biomass in an ecosystem?

• Producer

• Primary Consumer

• Secondary Consumer

• Tertiary Consumer

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Which trophic level would we expect to have the least biomass in an ecosystem?

• Producer

• Primary Consumer

• Secondary Consumer

• Tertiary Consumer

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The diagram is intended to show relationships in an ecosystem. What do the arrows represent?

• The direction of population migration
• Differences in dietary habits
• Progressively smaller organisms
• The direction of the energy flow

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In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?

• Producers
• Carnivores
• Herbivores
• Top Predator

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In an energy pyramid, energy_______ as you move up the pyramid.

• Increases
• Decreases
• Stays the same
• Changes up and down

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