(a) What is meant by each of the following:(i) Pyramid of biomass?(ii) Pyramid of numbers?(b) During an ecological visit to the Savannah Grassland, students were able to see lions, antelopes, vultures and pastoralists grazing their cattle. Construct a food chain with four consumer levels to illustrate the energy flow in the ecosystem.
Answer Text: (a) (i) - Graphical representation producing pyramid shaped histogram using measurement of total dry weight of organisms from each trophic level in a food chain.(ii) - Graphical representation producing pyramid shaped histogram using measurement of total numbers of organisms constituting from each trophic level in a food chain.(b) Grass #rarr# antelopes #rarr# human being #rarr# lion #rarr# vultures
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