Biomass Energy

Producers

• Plants

• Algae

• Convert radiation energy to chemical energy

• Create biofuel for all organisms

Efficiency of plants

• How efficiently do plants convert sunlight into biomass (chemical

  energy)?

• Typical crops measure around a few percent

Consumers

• Primary Consumers

  • Herbivores

  • Insects

• Secondary, Tertiary Consumers

  • Carnivores

  • Omnivores

Energy pyramid

Biomass Pyramid

Livestock

• Cows are herbivores

• How much sunlight energy goes into each kilogram of beef?

• What is the chemical energy?