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Nat5 life on earth
Nat5 Pyramids
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a pyramid of numbers? | a diagram that represent the number of organisms at each stage of a food chain |
| What is a pyramid of biomass? | a diagram that represents the mass of organisms at each stage of a food chain. |
| What is a pyramid of energy? | a diagram that represents the total energy in the bodies of organisms at each stage of a food chain |
| What type of pyramid is least reliable? | pyramid of numbers. |
| Which two types of pyramid always retain the pyramid shape | A pyramid of energy and a pyramid of biomass |
| At a bottom of each type of pyramid is always a | producer |
| Producer always contains the most | energy/biomass NOT Always numbers |
| A pyramid of numbers with a flea as the top producer looks | too big at the top |
| A pyramid of numbers with a tree at the bottom looks | too small at the bottom |
| What type of organism is in the second layer of a pyramid | primary consumer |