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What type of ecological pyramid would be obtained from 120g secondary consumers, 60g primary consumers and 10g primary producers ?
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- Create a food web for one of the following ecosystems and identify producers primary consumer secondary consumers and tertiary consumersDescribe the functions of producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, and decomposers in an ecosystemAt which point in the trophic pyramid is the greatest arount (not percentage) of energy lost? A) Between the primary producers and the primary consumers B) Between the primary consumers and the secondary consumers C)Between the secondary consumers and the tertiary consumers D) Between the secondary consumers and the primary producers
- Classify the species in this ecosystem and draw a food web of the following species (in the image) 1. The primary producers 2. The primary consumers 3. The secondary consumers 4. The tertiary consumersIn a community that has 4 trophic levels, what biomass of primary producers is necessary to maintain a tertiary consumer biomass of 1.78 kg/m^2? * a) 178 kg/m^2 b) 17800 kg/m^2 c) 1780 kg/m^2 d) 17.80 kg/m^2As the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases, how will primary productivity impacted? How does this impact populations of primary consumers?
- Why is "carrying capacity" an important parameter for a healthy ecosystem?Draw an example of a food web, including an example of the following: a primary producer, a primary consumer, a secondary consumer, and a tertiary consumer.Which trophic level is vital to the continuation of the carbon cycle? Group of answer choices a. tertiary consumer b. secondary consumer c. producer d. primary consumer