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1
Q

How is energy lost in an organism?

A

1) excretion
2) movement
3) growth
4) repair
5) heating the organism
6) respiration

2
Q

Learn the carbon cycle

A

Check revision guide/ online to check (lol bc I couldn’t copy a picture on my phone..)

3
Q

What is the source for nearly all life on Earth?

A

The sun

4
Q

What is the difference between a pyramid of biomass and a pyramid of number?

A

Number- measures how many of something consumed e.g. 100 dandelions feed 10 rabbits which feed 1 fox
Biomass- all about weight, the weight of living material e.g. A tree is at bottom as weighs the most