Pyramids of biomass
The dry mass of an organism. is the The mass of an organism after its water has been removed. of living organisms in an area (habitat) at a particular time. A pyramid of biomass represents the mass of organisms at each The position of an organism in a food chain, food web or pyramid..
Question
This is an Arctic food chain.
phytoplankton → zooplankton → Arctic whale
The biomasses in this chain are shown here, but are not in order.
- 75 tonnes
- 750 tonnes
- 200 tonnes
Place the organisms and their biomasses into the pyramid of biomass.
- Arctic whale, 75 tonnes
- Zooplankton, 200 tonnes
- Phytoplankton, 750 tonnes