Energy And Biomas

Unit 1

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how can we find out what happens to energy and biomass when it passes through the food chain?
by obsevering the number and size of the organisms in the food chain
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what releases a large amount of energy to a large amount of living organisms
Radiation from the sun
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The transfer of light energy to chemical energy which occurs in what process mostly found in plants?
Photosynthesis
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What is Biomass?
The total quantity or weight of organisms in a given area or volume, Organic matter used as a fuel.
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where does biomass come from?
dead plant material- it has solar energy locked up inside it, because of photosynthesis, animal feces has energy from the animal
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what releases a large amount of energy to a large amount of living organisms

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Radiation from the sun

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The transfer of light energy to chemical energy which occurs in what process mostly found in plants?

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What is Biomass?

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where does biomass come from?

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