Which components received comparatively less energy in the disturbed food chain?

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  1. Which components received comparatively less energy in the disturbed food chain?
  2. What could be the consequences of the above?
  3. If human beings were the last component in this food chain, what would be the consequences of reduced nutrient supply to plants?

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4.2 What happens if there's a natural disturbance (drought) affecting the balance of the
food chain so that the Sun +E can supply only 4 energy units per plant? Compute for
energy units following the table above and answer the following questions:
No.
No. of units
No.
No.
No. units
Mean no.
individual
remaining &
passed on to
next trophic
received
units
units
units
s in each
from
used/in
used in
available per
trophic
trophic
dividual
trophic
level
individual in
Trophic Levels
level
level above
(Resp)
level
trophic level
SUN +E = 4
1) Plants
30
120
60
60
2) Grasshopper
19
60
38
22
3
3) Frog
12
22
2
24
1.8
4) Snake
2
5) Owl
2
Transcribed Image Text:4.2 What happens if there's a natural disturbance (drought) affecting the balance of the food chain so that the Sun +E can supply only 4 energy units per plant? Compute for energy units following the table above and answer the following questions: No. No. of units No. No. No. units Mean no. individual remaining & passed on to next trophic received units units units s in each from used/in used in available per trophic trophic dividual trophic level individual in Trophic Levels level level above (Resp) level trophic level SUN +E = 4 1) Plants 30 120 60 60 2) Grasshopper 19 60 38 22 3 3) Frog 12 22 2 24 1.8 4) Snake 2 5) Owl 2
gnes OWL
SNAKE
Tetiary consune
FROG
seonday orcumer
GRASS HOPPER
Primary Con fumer
lost
tran iemed
PLANT
Produer
Transcribed Image Text:gnes OWL SNAKE Tetiary consune FROG seonday orcumer GRASS HOPPER Primary Con fumer lost tran iemed PLANT Produer
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