12.5 - Ecological Pyramids
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Practice Questions
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What is an ecological pyramid?
💡 Hint: Think about how organisms interact in a food chain.
Which pyramid shows the number of organisms at each level?
💡 Hint: Consider what counts in an ecosystem.
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What does the pyramid of energy illustrate?
💡 Hint: Consider where energy comes from and how it's used.
True or False: The pyramid of biomass can sometimes be inverted.
💡 Hint: Think about how different organisms might relate by weight.
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Create a detailed ecological pyramid based on a hypothetical forest ecosystem. Label the first four trophic levels, including sketches or numerical estimations.
💡 Hint: Think about how many producers there typically are compared to top predators.
Evaluate the impact of removing a top predator from an ecosystem. Discuss how this would affect the ecological pyramids.
💡 Hint: Consider how energy and biomass flows through the system.
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