5.2.1.4.1.1 - Terrestrial Ecosystems
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What is the pyramid of numbers?
💡 Hint: Think about how many producers there are.
Define an artificial ecosystem.
💡 Hint: Consider examples like croplands.
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What does the pyramid of numbers illustrate?
💡 Hint: Think about the quantity of each type of organism.
True or False: The pyramid of energy can be inverted.
💡 Hint: Remember how energy flows through the ecosystem.
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Consider a forest ecosystem with an altered pyramid of numbers. How would the introduction of an invasive herbivore affect the pyramid's shape and overall function?
💡 Hint: Focus on the balance between producers and consumers.
Analyze how a significant loss of energy through pollution in aquatic ecosystems might impact the pyramid of energy.
💡 Hint: Consider energy transfer and how pollution might affect different levels.
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