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    The document provides data on the weights and numbers of various organisms across multiple food chains and trophic levels associated with an oak tree. This information can be used to construct pyramids of biomass showing the decrease in biomass from lower to higher trophic levels. The numbers observed by children may not provide a fully accurate picture due to limitations such as some organisms being missed during counts.

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    The document provides data on the weights and numbers of various organisms across multiple food chains and trophic levels associated with an oak tree. This information can be used to construct pyramids of biomass showing the decrease in biomass from lower to higher trophic levels. The numbers observed by children may not provide a fully accurate picture due to limitations such as some organisms being missed during counts.

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    The document provides data on the weights and numbers of various organisms across multiple food chains and trophic levels associated with an oak tree. This information can be used to construct pyramids of biomass showing the decrease in biomass from lower to higher trophic levels. The numbers observed by children may not provide a fully accurate picture due to limitations such as some organisms being missed during counts.

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    Pyramid of biomass

    1. Use the following information to draw a pyramid of biomass for each food chain Organism Nettle Rose bush Lettuce Weight (each) 10g 250g 10g Organism Caterpillar Greenfly Slug Weight (each) 1g 0.5g 1g Organism Robin Ladybird Thrush Weight (each) 10g 1g 10g

    2. The following information was collected by a class of pupils studying the numbers of animals feeding on an oak tree. Animal Moth larvae Chiffchaff Vole Sparrowhawk Blue tit Carabid beetle Number 93 6 3 2 3 5 Food which each animal eats Oak leaves Moth larvae Oak fruits Chiffchaffs and blue tits Moth larvae Moth larvae

    Trophic level Tertiary consumers Secondary consumers Primary consumers Producers

    Names of organisms

    Number of organisms

    Biomass 1 6.6 12.5 177

    3. Draw a pyramid of biomass to scale - for the above results. 4. Why might the information collected by the children not give a completely accurate picture of the number of organisms in the oak tree?

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