Question

If a deer consumes 500 kg of primary producer (grass, trees, etc). How much of this is incorporated into the biomass of the deer? Your answer: a. 5 kg b. 50 kg c. 500 kg d. 100%

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is b. 50 kg

Explanation:

Deer is a herbivorous animal that does not consume meat. In order to fulfill it's nutritional needs, they rely on plants, grass, bushes and trees.

However, these do not have a large amount of solid matter. They have a huge water content and the dry mass found in these food sources is quite low.

Hence, even if a deer consumes 500 kg, most of it will be water. Only approx. 10% of that weight will be converted into biomass.