This document is a Tumblr post discussing ecological pyramids and trophic levels in a lighthearted way using informal language and emojis. It explains that ecological pyramids show the biomass or weight at each trophic level, with only about 10% of the biomass from a lower level supporting the next higher level. The top levels like carnivores cannot exist without the lower levels like plants and herbivores providing energy by being eaten. While some species like apex predators could vanish without destroying the ecosystem, other key species like plants and insects play more fundamental roles and their loss would have greater impacts.

1. (that kind
of
pyramid)
ecological pyramids, yo
u jelly?
sanjoesay.tumblr.com
Das is
ECOLOGY
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

2. all die 4 erf
Tumblr b lyk:
wow
science
• “U no dat if peepl weren’t on earth, earth
would be like m/ ?!?!!??!?!?!!?!?!?
• “n lyk if all da bugs were gone, earth would
be like X_X” QQ sad tears
<3 bugs
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
ppl suk

3. can’t even O_O
so sad
RIGHT!?
ppl so stoopid
plants 4 lyfe
crie ever tim
yas
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

4. WRONG!!!!!
wat
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

5. pyramiiiiiiiid
so many angels
pointy
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

6. nanananana
SCIENCE TIME!
plants x plants = plants2
• species = all things dat r teh same thing
• biomass = weight
• species biomass: weight of all things dat r
teh same thing
c wut i did dere?
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

7. but wait! what
about
omnivores!? what
about
decomposers!?
species talk
lol calm down
billy. this is
tumblr, not
Cornell
• species need energy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• get energy in different waiz:
• plants sun
• herbivores plants
= noms
• carnivores herbivores
diversity :’)
these waiz!
(another pyramid!!!!!)
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

8. lookat dat omnivore
big word slide
sry
• primary producers =
•
• secondary consumers =
dictionary.com
(not real link srry again QQ)
• tertiary consumers =
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
i trie 2 make it simpel

9. biomass = pyramid
3 parts!
each level = weight
trophic levels
(big words)
moar lines plz
nu. sry.
tertiary = 3rd
level....HMMMMMM
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

10. bottom part = plants!!!!
scary
lots of plants
leafs everywhere
PRIMARY PRODUCERS
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

11. middle part = animals!!!!
(but only doez who eat only plants shh)
noms
like
corn n
salad
SECONDARY
CONSUMERS
no pizza
tho. not
worth it
cute and healthy!
QQ
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

12. top level = CARNIVORES
(and omnivores)
reel animals
eat meat
RAWR
LiOnS n TiGeRs N bEaRs
OOOH MY
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
apex predators live here!
pizza galoreeeeeeeee

13. noms is as
noms does
(pithy quote means nothing 4 science)
skip to next slide for summation
SO
(science slide)
• remember: each level = weight
• only 10% of weight in lower level creates
upper level
90% is left!
• upper level exists independently of lower
level
• (except it eats it...but irrelevant because it eats from the 10%, and the 90
continues)
slide is broing srry
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

14. SUMMATION
• Tertiary level cannot exist without
secondary, secondary without primary
•
(cuz dey eat dem)
• Tumblr.................next slide 4 u!
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

15. • W/O Lions, earth = :)!!!
• W/O Blue Whales earth = :)!!!
• W/O Bears earth = :)!!!
• BUT BUT BUT BUT BUT
• W/O Pigeons earth = :/
• W/O cows earth = :/
• W/O BUGS earth = ............... :(
•
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
(wifout sun earth = X_X)

16. • tertiary level can VANISH and the
ecosystem can survive.
• that’s science
• not humankind domineering THE WORLD
• so
• plz
• CALM DOWN TUMBLR
•
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
(thx)

17. Tuesday, October 22, 2013