- Exam
- NEET
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Ecosystem
NEET · Botany · Ecosystem
Why is measurement of biomass in terms of dry weight considered...
Options
- ABecause it eliminates the effects of water content
- BBecause it eliminates the effects of temperature
- CBecause it eliminates the effects of light
- DBecause it eliminates the effects of humidity
Correct answer
A. Because it eliminates the effects of water content
Step-by-step solution
Each trophic level has a certain mass of living material at a particular time called as the standing crop. The standing crop is measured as the mass of living organisms (biomass) or the number in a unit area. The biomass of a species is expressed in terms of fresh or dry weight. Measurement of biomass in terms of dry weight is more accurate. Why?The number of trophic levels in the grazing food chain is restricted as the transfer of energy follows 10 per cent law – only 10 per cent of the energy is transferred to each trophic level from the lower trophic level. In nature, it is possible to have so many levels – producer, herbivore, primary carnivore, secondary carnivore in the grazing food chain