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Things to look at in Ecological Pyramids:
o The concentration of toxic substances in food chains
o The vulnerability of top carnivores
o The limited length of food chains
Type of
Pyramid
Pyramid of
Numbers
Biomass
Pyramid
Units
a number
gm-² (land)
g m-3
(liquids)
J (energy
content)
Pyramid of
Productivity Jm-2/yr
Description
Pros and Cons
Pros:
Cons:
Pros:
Cons:
Pros:
Cons:
Transcribed Image Text:Things to look at in Ecological Pyramids: o The concentration of toxic substances in food chains o The vulnerability of top carnivores o The limited length of food chains Type of Pyramid Pyramid of Numbers Biomass Pyramid Units a number gm-² (land) g m-3 (liquids) J (energy content) Pyramid of Productivity Jm-2/yr Description Pros and Cons Pros: Cons: Pros: Cons: Pros: Cons:
Ecological Pyramids
2.1.4 Explain the principles of pyramids of numbers, pyramids of biomass, and pyramids of
productivity, and construct such pyramids from given data
2.1.5 Discuss how the pyramid structure affects the functioning of an ecosystem
Create pyramids for following data. Label the pyramids appropriately (number pyramid, pyramid
of productivity, pyramid of biomass)
Primary Producers
Primary Consumers
Secondary Consumers
Tertiary Consumers
Primary Producers
Primary Consumers
Secondary Consumers
Tertiary Consumers
Number Pyramid
A
100,000
10,000
2,000
500
D
Number
Pyramid
1,500,000
200,000
9,000
1
E
Number
Pyramid
1
2,000
90
1
B
Biomass Pyramid
(kJ m2)
2,500
200
15
1
F
Biomass Pyramid
(g m-²)
807
37
11
1.5
C
Productivity Pyramid
(kJ-2/yr)
500
50
5
G
Biomass Pyramid
(g m-2)
4.0
21.0
Transcribed Image Text:Ecological Pyramids 2.1.4 Explain the principles of pyramids of numbers, pyramids of biomass, and pyramids of productivity, and construct such pyramids from given data 2.1.5 Discuss how the pyramid structure affects the functioning of an ecosystem Create pyramids for following data. Label the pyramids appropriately (number pyramid, pyramid of productivity, pyramid of biomass) Primary Producers Primary Consumers Secondary Consumers Tertiary Consumers Primary Producers Primary Consumers Secondary Consumers Tertiary Consumers Number Pyramid A 100,000 10,000 2,000 500 D Number Pyramid 1,500,000 200,000 9,000 1 E Number Pyramid 1 2,000 90 1 B Biomass Pyramid (kJ m2) 2,500 200 15 1 F Biomass Pyramid (g m-²) 807 37 11 1.5 C Productivity Pyramid (kJ-2/yr) 500 50 5 G Biomass Pyramid (g m-2) 4.0 21.0
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