Difference between revisions of "Pyramid of Biomass"

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A pyramid of biomass is a diagram used to show the relative amounts of biomass between different trophic levels in a food chain.

There is always far greater biomass in the first trophic level (producers).

The amount of biomass in each trophic level in a community decreases as the trophic level increases.

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This pyramid of biomass shows the biomass of gazelles and bushes in a community needed to support just one cheetah.

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 ===About Pyramids of Biomass===
 : There is always far greater [[biomass]] in the first [[Trophic Level|trophic level]] ([[producer]]s).
-: The amount of [[biomass]] in each [[Trophic Level|trophic level]] in a [[community]] decreases as the [[Trophic Level|trophic level]] increases]].
+: The amount of [[biomass]] in each [[Trophic Level|trophic level]] in a [[community]] decreases as the [[Trophic Level|trophic level]] increases.
+===Examples===
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+|[[File:Picture.png|center|500px]]
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+| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This '''pyramid of biomass''' shows the [[biomass]] of gazelles and bushes in a [[community]] needed to support just one [[cheetah]].
+|}