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Biomass

Key Stage 3

Meaning

Biomass is the material a living creature is made from after all the water is removed.

Key Stage 4

Meaning

Biomass is the mass of material that makes an organism after the water has been removed.

About Biomass

The amount of biomass of a population in a habitat is used in a pyramid of biomass to compare the amount of biomass at different trophic levels.

References

AQA

Biomass transfer, page 122, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
Biomass transfer, page 358, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA
Biomass, page 122, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
Biomass, page 23, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA
Biomass, page 256, GCSE Biology, Hodder, AQA
Biomass, page 263, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Biology, CGP, AQA
Biomass, page 323, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA
Biomass, pages 276-279, 300-303, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
Biomass, pages 330, 332-3, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA
Biomass, pages 94, 143, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA
Biomass; efficiency of, page 359, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA
Biomass; pyramids of, pages 288-9, GCSE Biology, Hodder, AQA
Biomass; transfer of, page 290, GCSE Biology, Hodder, AQA

Edexcel

Biomass, page 47, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel
Biomass, pages 124, 178, 198, GCSE Biology, Pearson, Edexcel
Biomass, pages 198, 289-292, GCSE Biology, CGP, Edexcel
Biomass, pages 69, 97, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel
Biomass, pages 86, 140, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel

OCR

Biomass, page 21, Gateway GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, OCR
Biomass, pages 130, 136-139, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR
Biomass, pages 25, 63, 64, Gateway GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, OCR