7.4 Trophic levels in an ecosystem (biology only)

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A woodland ecosystem was studied to measure the dry biomass of organisms at each trophic level. The following food chain was recorded:

Oak trees (1500 g m−2)⟶Caterpillars (185 g m−2)⟶Blue tits (42 g m−2)⟶Sparrowhawks (3.8 g m−2)\text{Oak trees } (1500\text{ g m}^{-2}) \longrightarrow \text{Caterpillars } (185\text{ g m}^{-2}) \longrightarrow \text{Blue tits } (42\text{ g m}^{-2}) \longrightarrow \text{Sparrowhawks } (3.8\text{ g m}^{-2})Oak trees (1500 g m−2)⟶Caterpillars (185 g m−2)⟶Blue tits (42 g m−2)⟶Sparrowhawks (3.8 g m−2)

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Calculate the percentage of the biomass lost between the oak trees and the blue tits. Give your answer to 2 significant figures.

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State two ways in which biomass is lost between trophic levels.

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