Question 1

The decomposition constant, k, can be obtained by dividing litter fall by the average size of the litter pool.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is the correct order of processes in decomposition

Accepted Answer

A)  Nitrification, leaching, fragmentation 
B)  Leaching, fragmentation, chemical attenuation 
C)  Detrification, leaching, humus 
D)  Microbial activity, chemical attenuation, assimilation 
E)  Defecation, earthworm activity, assimilation 
A)  Nitrification, leaching, fragmentation 
B)  Leaching, fragmentation, chemical attenuation 
C)  Detrification, leaching, humus 
D)  Microbial activity, chemical attenuation, assimilation 
E)  Defecation, earthworm activity, assimilation

Question 3

Most energy from plants goes first to

Accepted Answer

A)  Herbivores 
B)  Carnivores 
C)  Decomposers 
D)  Other plants 
E)  Algae 
A)  Herbivores 
B)  Carnivores 
C)  Decomposers 
D)  Other plants 
E)  Algae

Question 4

If gross primary production is 20mg/C/ha/yr and the energy lost in plant cellular respiration is 15 mg/C/ha/yr then what is the net primary production in mg/C/ha/yr?

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  35 
C)  0.75 
D)  1.33 
E)  300 
A)  5 
B)  35 
C)  0.75 
D)  1.33 
E)  300

The decomposition constant, k, can be obtained by dividing litter fall by the average size of the litter pool.

What is the correct order of processes in decomposition

Most energy from plants goes first to

If gross primary production is 20mg/C/ha/yr and the energy lost in plant cellular respiration is 15 mg/C/ha/yr then what is the net primary production in mg/C/ha/yr?

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The decomposition constant, k, can be obtained by dividing litter fall by the average size of the litter pool.

What is the correct order of processes in decomposition

Most energy from plants goes first to

If gross primary production is 20mg/C/ha/yr and the energy lost in plant cellular respiration is 15 mg/C/ha/yr then what is the net primary production in mg/C/ha/yr?

An Introduction to Ecology

Population Genetics

Natural Selection, Speciation, and Extinction

Behavioral Ecology

Temperature

Water

Nutrients

Demographic Techniques and Population Patterns

Life Tables and Demography

Population Growth

Competition and Coexistence

Facilitation

Predation

Herbivory

Parasitism

Population Regulation

Species Diversity

Species Richness Patterns

Species Richness and Community Services

Succession

Island Biogeography

Terrestrial Biomes

Marine Biomes

Freshwater Biomes

Food Webs and Energy Flow

Biogeochemical Cycles

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