Question 1

What best represents the 10% ecological efficiency rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  the productivity circle 
B)  the energy pyramid 
C)  the mass pyramid 
D)  the cultural pyramid 
A)  the productivity circle 
B)  the energy pyramid 
C)  the mass pyramid 
D)  the cultural pyramid

Question 2

FOOD WEB
  
-What geographic location is inferred from the image?

Accepted Answer

The answer of FOOD WEB
  
-What geographic location is...

Question 3

Which soil type would a farmer most likely choose to grow crops in?

Accepted Answer

A)  loam 
B)  clay 
C)  sand 
D)  silt 
A)  loam 
B)  clay 
C)  sand 
D)  silt

Question 4

What is the primary source of energy in the sun?

Accepted Answer

A)  magnetism 
B)  gravity 
C)  nuclear fusion 
D)  nuclear fission 
A)  magnetism 
B)  gravity 
C)  nuclear fusion 
D)  nuclear fission

Question 5

What are the primary drivers of the hydrologic cycle?

Accepted Answer

A)  mechanical and chemical energy 
B)  solar energy and mechanical energy 
C)  solar energy and gravity 
D)  solar energy and the moon 
A)  mechanical and chemical energy 
B)  solar energy and mechanical energy 
C)  solar energy and gravity 
D)  solar energy and the moon

Question 6

ECO GRAPH
  
-According to the graph,which two terrestrial ecosystems produce the fewest kilocalories of energy per year?

Accepted Answer

Desert scr

Question 7

The Earth's crust contains non-renewable fossil fuels,and minerals and renewable soil chemicals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A climate with a moderate temperature provides a(n)______________________________ for tiger snakes,which cannot survive at extremely high or extremely low temperatures.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A climate with a moderate temperature provides...

Question 9

Which form of nitrogen is most usable to plants?

Accepted Answer

A)  ammonia 
B)  nitrogen gas 
C)  proteins 
D)  nitrates 
A)  ammonia 
B)  nitrogen gas 
C)  proteins 
D)  nitrates

Question 10

In which category do vultures,hyenas,and flies all fit?

Accepted Answer

A)  autotroph 
B)  detritivore 
C)  scavenger 
D)  herbivore 
A)  autotroph 
B)  detritivore 
C)  scavenger 
D)  herbivore

Question 11

What is the main goal of ecology?

Accepted Answer

A)  to learn about connections in nature 
B)  to trace the flow of energy through the environment 
C)  to eliminate environmental degradation 
D)  to eliminate pollution 
A)  to learn about connections in nature 
B)  to trace the flow of energy through the environment 
C)  to eliminate environmental degradation 
D)  to eliminate pollution

Question 12

Which organism is a consumer?

Accepted Answer

A)  photosynthesizer 
B)  producer 
C)  omnivore 
D)  autotroph 
A)  photosynthesizer 
B)  producer 
C)  omnivore 
D)  autotroph

Question 13

What can an ecosystem survive without?

Accepted Answer

A)  producers 
B)  decomposers 
C)  consumers 
D)  autotrophs 
A)  producers 
B)  decomposers 
C)  consumers 
D)  autotrophs

Question 14

Which of the following correctly lists,in sequence from narrower to broader focus,the levels of organization of matter in nature?

Accepted Answer

A)  organisms-communities-populations-ecosystems- biosphere 
B)  organisms-populations-communities- biosphere -ecosystems 
C)  organisms-populations-communities-ecosystems-ecosphere 
D)  biosphere-ecosystems-communities-populations-ecosphere 
A)  organisms-communities-populations-ecosystems- biosphere 
B)  organisms-populations-communities- biosphere -ecosystems 
C)  organisms-populations-communities-ecosystems-ecosphere 
D)  biosphere-ecosystems-communities-populations-ecosphere

Question 15

According to computer models,what could be the result of adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

A)  a reduction in the natural greenhouse effect 
B)  a rise in the sea level 
C)  an increase in food production 
D)  a stabilization of climate patterns 
A)  a reduction in the natural greenhouse effect 
B)  a rise in the sea level 
C)  an increase in food production 
D)  a stabilization of climate patterns

Question 16

PROFILE
  
-Which letter in the diagram indicates precipitation that can cause soil erosion?

Accepted Answer

The answer of PROFILE
  
-Which letter in the diagram...

Question 17

In which ecosystem would you be most likely to find a soil sample of closely packed pebbles that is a mixture of minerals and low in humus?

Accepted Answer

A)  desert 
B)  tropical forest 
C)  coniferous forest 
D)  deciduous forest 
A)  desert 
B)  tropical forest 
C)  coniferous forest 
D)  deciduous forest

Question 18

Which has the largest number of species?

Accepted Answer

A)  insects and microorganisms 
B)  microorganisms and fungi 
C)  amphibians and reptiles 
D)  insects and fungi 
A)  insects and microorganisms 
B)  microorganisms and fungi 
C)  amphibians and reptiles 
D)  insects and fungi

Question 19

Where would a hot air balloon fly?

Accepted Answer

A)  in the lithosphere 
B)  in the troposphere 
C)  in the hydrosphere 
D)  in the stratosphere 
A)  in the lithosphere 
B)  in the troposphere 
C)  in the hydrosphere 
D)  in the stratosphere

Question 20

HEAT
  
-Which letter in the above diagram is the level that primarily feeds on producers?

Accepted Answer

The answer of HEAT
  
-Which letter in the above...

Exam 4: Ecosystems: What Are They, and How Do They Work

What best represents the 10% ecological efficiency rule?

FOOD WEB -What geographic location is inferred from the image?

Which soil type would a farmer most likely choose to grow crops in?

What is the primary source of energy in the sun?

What are the primary drivers of the hydrologic cycle?

ECO GRAPH -According to the graph,which two terrestrial ecosystems produce the fewest kilocalories of energy per year?

The Earth's crust contains non-renewable fossil fuels,and minerals and renewable soil chemicals.

A climate with a moderate temperature provides a(n)______________________________ for tiger snakes,which cannot survive at extremely high or extremely low temperatures.

Which form of nitrogen is most usable to plants?

In which category do vultures,hyenas,and flies all fit?

What is the main goal of ecology?

Which organism is a consumer?

What can an ecosystem survive without?

Which of the following correctly lists,in sequence from narrower to broader focus,the levels of organization of matter in nature?

According to computer models,what could be the result of adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

PROFILE -Which letter in the diagram indicates precipitation that can cause soil erosion?

In which ecosystem would you be most likely to find a soil sample of closely packed pebbles that is a mixture of minerals and low in humus?

Which has the largest number of species?

Where would a hot air balloon fly?

HEAT -Which letter in the above diagram is the level that primarily feeds on producers?

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