Biology 5090 · O Level · Energy flow

Energy flow — practice question

A simple food chain is shown here: tree → insect → bird → fox
(a)[2]

Draw and label a pyramid of biomass for this food chain.

(b)[4]

Explain why only a small proportion of the energy in the insects is transferred to the birds.

(c)[4]

The foxes are infested with fleas (small, blood-sucking insects). Draw and label a pyramid of numbers for the full food chain, including the fleas.

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