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Ecological Pyramids
Answer the following qestions !" writing the #nswers #fter the qestions$
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#% &h#t 'in( of e)ologi)#l *"r#+i( is (e*i)te( in the #!o,e (i#gr#+-
#$ A *"r#+i( of .+!ers-
!$ A *"r#+i( of Energ"-
)$ A *"r#+i( of Bio+#ss-
!% Des)ri!e the sh#*e of this e)ologi)#l *"r#+i($ &h" (oesn/t this *"r#+i( )oll#*se e,en thogh
there #re fewer org#nis+s #t the first tro*hi) le,el th#n #t the se)on( tro*hi) le,el- 0he *"r#+i( h#s
# s+#ll #+ont of terti#r" )ons+ers #n( *ri+#r" *ro()ers$ 0he s*#rrow h#w' is )#*#!le of
(efen(ing itself sin)e it is +)h l#rger1 #lso there #re +#n" *re(#tors th#t will 'ill the )#ter*ill#rs
!efore the tree is )o+*letel" )ons+e($
)% &h#t h#**ens to the energ" store( in e#)h tro*hi) le,el #s one +o,es * throgh the le,els in the
*"r#+i(- 0he energ" le,els in)re#se$
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#%
2i% &h#t 'in( of e)ologi)#l *"r#+i( is (e*i)te( in the #!o,e (i#gr#+- P"r#+i( of !io+#ss
2ii% Pro,i(e #n e3*l#n#tion to 4stif" "or #nswer to 2i% #!o,e$ 0he *"r#+i( *ro,i(es the !io+#ss of
e#)h org#nis+ on the *"r#+i($
!% Des)ri!e two )o+*li)#tions th#t )#n #rise when !iologists se # *"r#+i( of !io+#ss$
0he *"r#+i( shows the !io+#ss #t # s*e)ifi) #+ont of ti+e$
0he *"r#+i( )#n !e)o+e in,erte(
5$ A gr#ssl#n( e)os"ste+ in Al!ert# re)ei,es 1600 '7 of snlight$ One foo( )h#in in this )o++nit"
is (e*i)te( #s follows8
gr#ss gr#ssho**ers !l#)'!ir(s h#w's
#% Dr#w #n e)ologi)#l *"r#+i( th#t illstr#tes the tr#nsfer of energ" in this )o++nit"$ 9sing the
rle of 101 (eter+ine the #+ont of energ" th#t is store( #t e#)h tro*hi) le,el$ In)l(e #ll rele,#nt
l#!els$
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!% A f#r+er sets * # !ff#lo f#r+ in this e)os"ste+$ O,er ti+e1 the !ff#lo gre#tl" re()e the gr#ss
!io+#ss in the )o++nit"$ E3*l#in how the intro()tion of this new s*e)ies )ol( #ffe)t the #+ont
of energ" tr#nsferre( within the foo( )h#in th#t is shown #!o,e$ 0his wol( )#se # (e)re#se in the
energ" tr#nsferre( in the foo( )h#in$ 0his is !e)#se there wol( !e #n in)re#se in the #+ont of
*ri+#r" )ons+ers )#sing the energ" for th#t le,el to in)re#se$
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