Q. No.The rate of formation of new organic matter by consumers in an ecosystem is known as:
1.
Gross Primary productivity
2.
Net Primary productivity
3.
Secondary productivity
4.
Non-productivity
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Organisms that are capable of conversion of inorganic material into organic material with the help of the radiant energy of the sun include:
| I: | Plants |
| II: | Photosynthetic bacteria |
| III: | Chemosynthetic bacteria |
| 1. | I only | 2. | I and II only |
| 3. | I and III only | 4. | I, II, and III |
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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. |
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.
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