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Question

How much biomass of herbivore consumers can a 1,000 KG of corn support?

A. 10 kg

B. 100 kg

C. 1,000 kg

D. 10, 000 kg

Answer 1

When looking at biomass or energy pyramids, only about 10% of the energy/biomass is conserved as you move up a trophic level. Since herbivores are one trophic level above producers, the herbivore biomass will be about 10% of the producer biomass. Therefore, 1,000 kg of corn will support about 100 kg of herbivore consumers (10% of 1000 is 100).