The nutrients in an ecosystem are:
1. | continuously lost from an ecosystem |
2. | needed as a continuous supply from the outside |
3. | recycled time and again indefinitely |
4. | continuously synthesized by physical forces |
The earth is regarded as “open” system with respect to:
1. | organisms | 2. | chemicals |
3. | energy | 4. | water |
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If decomposers go extinct on Earth:
1. | Detritivores will replace them |
2. | Primary production will increase |
3. | Nutrients will accumulate in dead plants and animals |
4. | There will be no effect on carnivores |
What is the best description of trophic efficiency?
1. | the ratio of net secondary production to the assimilation of primary production. |
2. | the percentage of production transferred from one trophic level to the next. |
3. | a measure of how nutrients are cycled from one trophic level to the next. |
4. | usually greater than production efficiencies. |
What percent of the energy fixed by primary producers in a typical field ecosystem is received by a secondary consumer?
1. | 0.1% | 2. | 1% |
3. | 10% | 4. | 20% |
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The residual, after autotrophic respiration is subtracted from GPP, is:
1. | secondary productivity | 2. | net primary productivity |
3. | standing crop biomass | 4. | chemosynthesis |
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The producers in aquatic ecosystems include all except:
1. | cyanobacteria | 2. | algae |
3. | plants | 4. | zooplankton |
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Which of the following is most likely to exhibit the maximum difference between GPP and NPP?
1. phytoplankton in the ocean.
2. corn plants in a farmerʹs field.
3. prairie grasses.
4. an oak tree in a forest.
Primary producers near deep-sea vents are:
1. Chemohetrotrophic prokaryotes
2. Chemoauotrophic prokaryotes
3. Photosynthetic prokaryotes
4. Photosynthetic autotrophs
Decomposers like fungi and bacteria are :
i. | Autotrophs |
ii. | Heterotrophs |
iii. | Saptrotrophs |
iv. | Chemo-autotrophs |
Choose the correct answer :
1. | i and ii | 2. | i and iv |
3. | ii and iii | 4. | i and iii |
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