Ecological pyramids

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a level Biology Flashcards on Ecological pyramids, created by sferrier96 on 11/02/2015.
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Name three types of ecological pyramids. 1.pyramids of number 2.pyramids of biomass 3.pyramids of energy
why does the size of organisms decrease as you go up a food chain? energy is lost at each trophic level so less energy is available for growth.
name 2 disadvantages of using a pyramid of numbers. 1.it doesn't take into account the size of an organism 2. the number of individuals may be too large to count
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