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use this chart to calculate biomass eaten. transfer the last column of your data chart to the second column below. then multiply that number times the third column - mass (g). then convert from g to kg. next, multiply the mass of prey (kg) with the annual food (kg) eat/kg of prey to get the biomass eaten in kg. add the two columns to get the two totals needed for part d.
| prey | number eaten per year | mass (g) | mass of prey (g) | mass of prey (kg) | annual food (kg) eaten/kg of prey | biomass eaten (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vole | 28 | 10 kg | ||||
| mole | 55 | 7 kg | ||||
| shrew | 730 | 5 | 3,650 | 3.65 | 15 kg | |
| rat | 240 | 9 kg | ||||
| bird | 20 | 4 kg | ||||
| total | total |
Step1: Calculate mass of prey in grams for vole, mole, rat and bird
For vole: Let the number eaten per year be $n_{vole}$. Assume $n_{vole}$ is not given in the provided filled - in data. Mass of prey in grams = $n_{vole}\times28$.
For mole: Let the number eaten per year be $n_{mole}$. Assume $n_{mole}$ is not given in the provided filled - in data. Mass of prey in grams = $n_{mole}\times55$.
For rat: Let the number eaten per year be $n_{rat}$. Assume $n_{rat}$ is not given in the provided filled - in data. Mass of prey in grams = $n_{rat}\times240$.
For bird: Let the number eaten per year be $n_{bird}$. Assume $n_{bird}$ is not given in the provided filled - in data. Mass of prey in grams = $n_{bird}\times20$.
Step2: Convert mass of prey from grams to kilograms
For each prey type, divide the mass in grams by 1000. For example, if the mass of vole in grams is $m_{vole - g}$, then mass of vole in kg, $m_{vole - kg}=\frac{m_{vole - g}}{1000}$.
Step3: Calculate biomass eaten for each prey type
For mouse: Biomass eaten = Mass of prey (kg) $\times$ Annual food (kg) eaten/kg of prey. Given mass of mouse prey is $98.55$ kg and annual food eaten/kg of prey is $5$ kg. So biomass eaten by mouse - related consumption = $98.55\times5 = 492.75$ kg.
For shrew: Given mass of shrew prey is $3.65$ kg and annual food eaten/kg of prey is $15$ kg. So biomass eaten by shrew - related consumption = $3.65\times15=54.75$ kg.
For vole: Let mass of vole prey in kg be $m_{vole - kg}$, biomass eaten = $m_{vole - kg}\times10$.
For mole: Let mass of mole prey in kg be $m_{mole - kg}$, biomass eaten = $m_{mole - kg}\times7$.
For rat: Let mass of rat prey in kg be $m_{rat - kg}$, biomass eaten = $m_{rat - kg}\times9$.
For bird: Let mass of bird prey in kg be $m_{bird - kg}$, biomass eaten = $m_{bird - kg}\times4$.
Step4: Calculate totals
Total mass of prey (kg) = Sum of mass of prey (kg) for all prey types.
Total biomass eaten (kg) = Sum of biomass eaten for all prey types.
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Since the number of voles, moles, rats and birds eaten per year are not given completely, we cannot calculate the exact totals. But for mouse, biomass eaten is $492.75$ kg and for shrew, it is $54.75$ kg.