Food chains Flashcards
1
Q
What is biomass
A
Living or recently dead tissues
2
Q
On the food chain “clover->snail->thrush->sparrow hawk” which animal has the most biomass
A
Clover
3
Q
What does a pyramid of biomass look like
A
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4
Q
What is at the bottom of a food chain
A
Producer
5
Q
What would be next at the second trophic level
A
Primary consumer (at second trophic lvl)
6
Q
What next at the third trophic level
A
Secondary consumer (third trophic level)
7
Q
What would usually be at the top of the food chain
A
Tertiary consumer
8
Q
What is the decomposed
A
Bacteria and fungi that breakdown dead plant and animal matter
9
Q
What do the arrows in a food chain show
A
Transfer of biomass
10
Q
Roughly how much of the biomass is transferred
A
10%
