Question

Explain the similarities and differences between a pyramid of number and a pyramid of biomass.

Explain the similarities and differences between the carbon cycle and the phosphorous cycle.

Answer 1

a Bosic of comparisen: pyramid of I pyramid of Numbers I Biumas Description ;- at is a graphical - it shows graphical representation that representation of the shows the number 1 relative amount of of organisms at Biomass at each leach trophic level trophic level. importance it usually wed - et express the total In basic for dry weight of the ecosystem's quartal organisms exists in the live analysis, in that trophic level. it helps to estimate how the population of a given species I can affect others. Inverted pyramid There can be there can be Inverted Inverted pyramid bioman pyramid. of numbers. ning of organisms | the organisms can - The organism be easily assigned can be easily to a particular assigned to an trophic level in particular truphic this pyramid. level in this pyramid. - S Scanned with CamScanner

of Carbon cycles phosphorus cycle - The series of prop processes - the series of processes by by which compound of carbon which compounds of phospho are interconverted in the rws are inter converted in ecosystem are refferred to as the ecosystem are referred the Carbon cycle. to as the phosphorus cycle - Interacts with atmosphere. - Dues not interact with atmosphere - A rapid process.. - A slow process. - Releases CO2 to the atmosphere - there is no release of by respiration geous components to the atmosphere. - cycling poul is present in the cycling pool is present almosphere and hydrosphere. In the lithosphue. S ITY I. A type of gaseous cycling. - A type of sedimentary eycling - The atmosphere, fossil fuels - and oceans are the main | reservoirs of curben. ferric phosphate and Calcium phosphale in rocks are the main reservoirs of phosphorus I SS Scanned with CamScanner