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What is secondary production?
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How much chemical energy is converted into new biomass for a consumer
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Examples of secondary production.
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1. Respiration
2. Waste 3. Metabolism 4. Growth |
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Production efficiency reflects what is left for ____
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Growth
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What is trophic efficiency?
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- Certain % of energy is used by organism
- Certain % is able to be passed to the next level |
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What is the pyramid of biomass?
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Total dry weight
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What is the pyramid of numbers?
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# of individuals
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What is biological magnification?
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The toxins introduced by humans into the environment
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Toxins become more ____ when passed through the ____ ____ in the food web
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1. concentrated
2. trophic levels |
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Examples of toxins. There are 5.
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1. DDT
2. Mercury 3. Dioxins 4. Hormones 5. Antibiotics |
