Which statement about biomass is FALSE?

a. Biomass reduction from one trophic level to the next is approximately 50%.
b. Biomass reduction from one trophic level to the next varies widely in nature.
c. Biomass reduction can be measured as dry weight.
d. Biomass may be measured as live weight.
e. Biomass in an ecosystem can be illustrated using a pyramidal-shaped graph.


a

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a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5 e. 6 What will be an ideal response?

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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A. Microtubules, flagella, cilia B. Actin filaments, intermediate filaments, microtubules C. Microtubules, cilia, flagella D. Actin filaments, intermediate filaments, flagella E. Microtubules, intermediate filaments, actin filaments 

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