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What is blomass? Draw a pyramid of biomass for the givenn food chain- (i) grass, leaves
(ii) herbivores
(iii) predators
(iv) hawk.

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(1) Any type of plant or animal material that can be converted into energy is called "biomass".
(2) This includes trees, shrubs, crops, grass, algae, aquatic plants, agricultural and forest residues and all forms of human, animal and plant waste.
(3). The pyramid of biomass represent the relationships that exist between the quantitiy of living matter at each trophic level.
(4). Th pyramid of biomass of all terrestrial ecosystems is upright.
(5) The pyramid of biomass of all aquatic ecosystems is always inverted.
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