Ecological Pyramids

Question 2

what is a ecological pyramid?

Answer 2

a model of the relationships between different organisms in a food chain

Question 3

what is a pyramid of numbers?

Answer 3

• a model of the numbers of organisms at each trophic level of the food chain

Question 4

what is a pyramid of biomass?

Answer 4

• a model of the amount of living matter transferred through a food chain

Question 5

What is a Standing crop?

Answer 5

• inverted pyramids of biomass occur only when the producers and primary consumers are small. This is measured by the standing crop
• the standing crop is a biomass of an organism at any particular moment

Question 5

what is a pyramid of energy?

Answer 5

• a model of the amount of energy transferred through a food chain