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4 Concepts & Exceptions in Ecosystem - Food Chain, Food Web, Pyramids, Biomagnification

Food Chain Food Web Ecological Pyramids

Contents

  • Food chain
  • Trophic levels
  • Types of food chains
  • Food web
  • Significance of food web
  • Ecological pyramids
  • Disadvantages of ecological pyramids

Food Chain

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Steps of Food Chains

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Trophic Levels

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Types of Food Chain

  • Grazing food chain
  • Detritus food chain
  • Parasitic food chain

Food Web

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Significance of Food Web

  • Maintain the ecological balance
  • Feeding relations among organisms
  • Energy flow and nutrient cycling
  • Alternate source of food

Ecological Pyramids

  • Pyramid of Number
  • Pyramid of Biomass
  • Pyramid of Energy

Pyramid of Number

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Pyramid of Number

Diamond Shaped Pyramid of Numbers

Pyramid of Biomass

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Pyramid of Energy

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Disadvantages of Ecological Pyramids

  • Only indicates food chain
  • Decomposers?
  • Single Organisms different trophic levels?

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