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What process do plants use to collect energy from the sun? |
Photosynthesis |
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What are producers?
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Organisms that make their own food e.g. plants.
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What are consumers?
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Organisms that eat other organisms.
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What is biomass?
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The dry mass of living material in an animal or plant.
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Why is the amount of energy contained in the biomass of organisms reduced at each stage of the food chain.
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For the organisms life processes. E.g. keeping warm, movement.
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What does a pyramid of numbers show?
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How many of each organism you have in each step of the food chain.
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What does a pyramid of biomass show?
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The biomass of each organism in a food chain.
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