Table 3.5 The number of organisms, biomass and energy in each trophic level of Silver Springs, Florida Trophic level Number of organisms Energy (kJ m-² year-!) Biomass (g m¯2) Tertiary consumers T4 0.01 1.5 67 24 x 10 Secondary consumers T3 11.0 1602 41 x 104 14 x 103 Primary consumers T, 37.0

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Draw a pyramid of biomass to scale using the data in Table 3.5.

Table 3.5 The number of organisms, biomass and energy
in each trophic level of Silver Springs, Florida
Trophic level Number of
organisms
Biomass
Energy
(kJ m-2 year-!)
(g m-2)
Tertiary
consumers T4
0.01
1.5
67
24 x 10
Secondary
consumers T3
11.0
1602
41 x 104
14 x 103
Primary
consumers T2
37.0
Primary
27 x 1010
809.0
87 x 103
producers T,
Based on Odum (1957).
Transcribed Image Text:Table 3.5 The number of organisms, biomass and energy in each trophic level of Silver Springs, Florida Trophic level Number of organisms Biomass Energy (kJ m-2 year-!) (g m-2) Tertiary consumers T4 0.01 1.5 67 24 x 10 Secondary consumers T3 11.0 1602 41 x 104 14 x 103 Primary consumers T2 37.0 Primary 27 x 1010 809.0 87 x 103 producers T, Based on Odum (1957).
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