Energy and Biomass In food chains

Pyramid of Biomass

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  • Created on: 20-03-13 09:18
What do Green plants and Algae absorb?
light energy
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What does the light energy transfer ?
Transfers to a chemical energy occurs during photosynthesis.
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When the energy is stored in the substances what do they make up?
/cells of the plants
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What is Biomass?
The dry mass of living material in an animal or plant?
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What is a pyramid of Biomass?
The mass of living material at each stage of a food chain is less than at the previous stage. The biomass at each stage can be drawn to scale and shown as a pyramid of biomass.
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What does the light energy transfer ?

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Transfers to a chemical energy occurs during photosynthesis.

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When the energy is stored in the substances what do they make up?

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Card 4

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What is Biomass?

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What is a pyramid of Biomass?

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