A food web shows multiple pathways of energy flow through the ecosystem
Answer:
the average percentage of energy lost as heat
Explanation:
An energy pyramid (also called trophic pyramid) is a graphical representation that exhibits how energy flows at each trophic level in a particular ecosystem. In an energy pyramid, it is possible to determine how much energy is available at each trophic level and how energy flows from producers (e.g., photosynthetic plants) to primary consumers (e.g., herbivores), then from primary consumers to the next trophic level (e.g., carnivores), and so successively to all major trophic groups (e.g., higher carnivores). During this chain, energy is lost as heat when it is transferred to the next level, and the average percentage of energy lost increases at each trophic level, thereby less and less energy is available to major trophic groups.
Most bacteria live in a solution that is hypotonic relative to the cytoplasm of the bacteria. This means that the bacterial cell is constantly taking in water. The cell wall of a bacterium is a peptidoglycan polymer that is tightly cross-linked. This would therefore function to:_________-.
A. regulate the flow of most molecules into and out of the bacterial cell.
B. provide a rigid wall that prevents the cell from swelling.
C. provide a rigid wall that prevents the cell from shrinking.
D. confirm a close relationship to plant cells that have a similar structure and live in hypotonic solutions.
E. make all bacteria fairly uniform in metabolic chemistry.
Answer:
B. provide a rigid wall that prevents the cell from swelling.
Explanation:
When organisms are present in hypotonic surroundings, their cells that are in contact with the surroundings tend to gain water. Bacteria present in hypotonic solution would gain water as their cells are hypertonic than the surroundings. The entry of water would increase the volume of cytoplasm and could lead to the bursting of the cell. However, the presence of a cell wall made up of cross-linked peptidoglycan prevents the swelling of the bacterial cell and allow them to survive in hypotonic surroundings.
Answer: Respiration
Explanation:
Respiration is the process of chemical energy stored in food which occurs through various enzyme controlled reactions. Some of the energy generated is stored as adenosine triphosphate (ATP) Hence, chemical energy from food is converted to chemical energy in the cell which the cell stores as ATP
