Biomass and food production GapFill

All organisms have particular feeding habits. We can classify organisms into groups based on their feeding habits, particularly within a certain environment. Plants and algae make their own food, and, therefore, belong to  feedingevolutionproductionbiodiversitypredatortrophic level one. Organisms that feed on these belong to level two. If an organism is not predated by another organism, it is called an  apexalternativeatypicalanterioraspectasexual predator.

Feeding dynamics can also be presented in pyramid format. In a pyramid of  consumptionevolutionbiomassbiodiversitypredationspeciation, producers are shown at the bottom of the pyramid, as they contain the most  fibrepathogensbiomassnucleiorganismsglucose. Each level above is normally smaller than the previous. It is normal that each level is smaller as  energyweightfoodbiodiversityintelligenceheat is lost between organisms at each step. Approximately only 10 % of biomass is transferred between organisms as some is either lost as waste or is not absorbed and is instead  decomposedexcreteddegradedsecretedegestedtransported as faeces.

Due to increases in the population, there are now significant concerns that there might not be enough available food on the planet for everyone to be able to eat enough. This puts  feeding patternsfood securitybiomassbiotechnologypredator-prey cyclesclimate change at risk. Other risk factors are changing diets and the introduction of new pests and  populationsfood chainsefficienciesecosystemspathogensmutations that reduce the yield of farms. In order to ensure that enough food will be available, modern farming techniques have developed. Methods of increasing farming efficiency include restricting the  temperaturecarbon dioxideoxygenmovementantibioticsfeed of animals so all energy is used for growth and providing food with a lot of  glucoseproteinstarchvitaminsfatfibre that can be converted into biomass.

Large numbers of the population rely on fish for their main source of protein, and fish stocks are declining substantially. In order to protect fish stocks, the size of  netting meshboatshooksbaitfish linespools can be increased and  fishing limitsboat clampsboat speed limitsfishing testsfish cullsfishing quotas have been introduced. Finally, scientists have developed  biodriversbiocomputersbioresourcesbiotechnologiesbioproductionsbiostocks, which are tools using scientific knowledge to produce substances for humans. These include bacteria that produce insulin for medicine, and a  fungusvirusbacteriumfruit flymossworm, called Fusarium, that can be used for food.