Team 2

CABIGTING,
J-RHEN G.
TROPHIC
MALIFIER,
TRIXZIE MAY S. LEVELS AND
BIOMASS
ROQUE, IRELLE
LORENZA B.
CASTRO, IRIME L.
  A trophic level is the group of
organisms within an ecosystem which
occupy the same level in a food
chain. 

WHAT IS
TROPHIC  Within an ecosystem, there exist
LEVELS? trophic levels, which are the position
on the food chain where biotic (biotic
are living components, such as
bacteria, birds and any other living
things in an ecosystem) components
feed.
 TROPHIC PYRAMID

 Energy at each trophic level is lost in the form

of heat (as much as 80 to 90 percent), as
organisms expend energy for metabolic processes
such as staying warm and digesting food. The
higher the organism is on the trophic pyramid,
the lower the amount of available energy. For
example, plants (primary producers) convert
only a fraction of the enormous amount of solar
energy they have access to into food
energy. Herbivores (primary consumers) take
in less available energy because they are limited
by the biomass of the plants they devour. It
follows that the carnivores (secondary
consumers) that feed on herbivores and those
that eat other carnivores (tertiary consumers)
have the lowest amount of energy available to
them.
  Biomass energy is renewable energy from
plants and animals. Biomass continues to be
an important fuel in many countries,
especially for cooking, electricity, and heating.
 Biomass contains stored chemical energy from
the sun. Plants produce biomass
through photosynthesis. Biomass can be
burned directly for heat or converted to
renewable liquid and gaseous fuels through
WHAT IS various processes.
BIOMASS?
 Biomass energy is much healthier for the
planet than non-renewable energy sources
which are the fossil fuels such as coal,
petroleum, and natural gas. Burning either
fossil fuels or biomass releases carbon
dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas. But using
wood, wood pellets, and charcoal for heating
and cooking can replace fossil fuels and may
result in lower CO2 emissions overall.
HOW IT
WORKS?
 BIOMASS FEEDSTOCKS
 Wood and wood residues is the largest biomass energy source
today. Wood can be used as a fuel directly or processed
into pellet fuel or other forms of fuels. Other plants can also be
used as fuel, for
instance corn, switchgrass, miscanthus and bamboo. The
main waste energy feedstocks are wood waste, agricultural
waste, municipal solid waste, manufacturing waste,
and landfill gas. Sewage sludge is another source of
biomass. There is ongoing research involving algae or algae-
derived biomass. Other biomass feedstocks
are enzymes or bacteria from various sources, grown in cell
cultures or hydroponics.
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