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

Subtopic:  Mineral Cycling & Ecosystem Services (OLD NCERT) |
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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

Subtopic:  Decomposition |
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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.

Subtopic:  Ecosystem Productivity |
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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 productivity2.net primary productivity
3.standing crop biomass4.chemosynthesis

Subtopic:  Ecosystem Productivity |
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The producers in aquatic ecosystems include all except:

1.  cyanobacteria 2.  algae
3.  plants 4.  zooplankton
Subtopic:  Energy Flow |
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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.

Subtopic:  Ecosystem Productivity |

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Primary producers near deep-sea vents are:
1. Chemohetrotrophic prokaryotes
2. Chemoauotrophic prokaryotes
3. Photosynthetic prokaryotes
4. Photosynthetic autotrophs

Subtopic:  Energy Flow |
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Decomposers like fungi and bacteria are :

i.  Autotrophs
ii.  Heterotrophs
iii.  Saptrotrophs
iv.  Chemo-autotrophs

Choose the correct answer :

1.i and ii2.i and iv
3.ii and iii4.i and iii

Subtopic:  Decomposition |
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