The organic matter present in an organism denotes to the biomass. It can be fresh or dry weight. It is also presented in a graph form which denotes the biomass present in per unit area at various trophic levels. It deals with multiple trophic levels ...

It is mainly presented in a graph form and deals with the number of individuals in per unit area. It deals with multiple trophic levels with producers forming the base and the top carnivore occurs at the tip. It is upright in shape which means ...

The ecological pyramid is defined as a graphic presentation of the ecological functions like the number of individuals in the various trophic levels. The producers form the base and the carnivore occurs at the top of food chain. These were developed by the Charles Elton. ...

The energy flow in the ecosystem is unidirectional. Sun is the main source of energy. The amount of energy received differs in amount as it depends upon the slope, cloud, latitude and pollutants present in the atmosphere. The energy received in the Varanasi of India ...

The food web is defined as a collection of food chains which are interconnected at multiple trophic levels. They form many feeding connections in the different organisms of biotic community. It increases the stability of ecosystem. It provides other source of food and allows the ...

Food Chain is the sequence of populations of an ecosystem which allows food and energy to go through it in a specified direction. Those on the lower end of chain become food for the ones who are on upper end. The one who is at ...

These are defined as a step of food chains which are differentiated on the basis of their method to obtain the food. The number of steps of food chain corresponds to the trophic levels. It mainly consists of the producers and consumers. Almost all trophic ...

There are a lot of differences between an autotrophs and heterotrophs. The autotrophs have the ability to manufacture their own food from the inorganic raw materials. They extract them from the outside source. They reside on the inorganic medium and require an external source of ...