ASSIGNMENT 2

Simple
1. What is the 10% law in a food chain? If energy cannot be created or destroyed, how do
you explain this loss of energy?
2. Explain homeostasis. Using four examples explain how does mechanisms of
homeostasis help maintain the ecosystem at a set point.
3. What is the difference between a food chain and food web?
Intermediate
4. How do you relate the principles of sustainability with the laws of thermodynamics?
5. Why the pyramid of biomass in a pond system is inverted?

Advanced
6. Assume a pyramid with one producer at base and 3 consumers (1o, 2o, 3o) on top of
that. You induce a genetic mutation in the xo consumer making it the apex predator.
Draw the evolution of pyramid of energy and pyramid of number till the ecosystem
stabilizes.
x is the 5th place in your roll number. For Example, if your roll number is 23AG10021
your x=1.