AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -biomass, the weight or total quantity of living organisms of one animal or plant species (species biomass) or of all the species in a community (community biomass), commonly referred to a unit area or volume of habitat. The weight or quantity of organisms in an area at a given moment is the standing crop.

Detailed explanation-2: -Biomass in an ecosystem is the mass or weight of living tissue, which is commonly subdivided into five fundamental trophic levels forming the basic food chain: 1. producers, which are green photosynthesizing plants 2. herbivores, which eat producers 3. predators, which eat herbivores 4.

Detailed explanation-3: -The total amount of living tissue within a given trophic level is called biomass. Biomass is usually expressed in terms of grams of organic matter per unit area.

Detailed explanation-4: -The amount of living matter (biomass) present at every trophic level is called standing crop.

Detailed explanation-5: -Definition. Biomass refers to the mass of living organisms, including plants, animals, and microorganisms, or, from a biochemical perspective, cellulose, lignin, sugars, fats, and proteins.