5.1 - Pyramid of Number
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Practice Questions
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What are producers in an ecosystem?
💡 Hint: Think about what plants do.
How does the number of organisms change as you move up the pyramid?
💡 Hint: Consider the energy loss as you go higher.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does the Pyramid of Number represent?
💡 Hint: Remember, it’s all about the count!
True or False: The Pyramid of Biomass can be inverted.
💡 Hint: Think about how producers might compare with consumers in those systems.
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Analyze a hypothetical ecosystem with 1000 producers, 100 primary consumers, 10 secondary consumers, and discuss the implications of this structure in terms of energy flow.
💡 Hint: Refer to energy loss through heat and movement.
Design an experiment to investigate how changing the number of producers impacts the trophic levels within a defined ecosystem.
💡 Hint: Think about controlled environments, like a greenhouse.
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