Question 1

Relative net primary productivity is the ratio of net primary productivity to standing ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Relative net primary productivity is the ratio...

Question 2

Rates of herbivory are highest in

Accepted Answer

A) aquatic ecosystems dominated by phytoplankton. 
B) aquatic ecosystems dominated by vascular plants. 
C) terrestrial ecosystems dominated by herbaceous plants. 
D) terrestrial ecosystems dominated by woody plants. 
A) aquatic ecosystems dominated by phytoplankton. 
B) aquatic ecosystems dominated by vascular plants. 
C) terrestrial ecosystems dominated by herbaceous plants. 
D) terrestrial ecosystems dominated by woody plants.

Question 3

Net primary productivity is greater in temperate grasslands than in tropical rain forest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The river continuum concept suggests that one of the following is higher in headwater streams.

Accepted Answer

A) autochthonous carbon 
B) allochthonous carbon 
C) phytoplankton abundance 
D) macrophyte abundance 
A) autochthonous carbon 
B) allochthonous carbon 
C) phytoplankton abundance 
D) macrophyte abundance

Question 5

How does the open ocean have the highest relative net primary productivity while having one of the lowest mean biomass per unit area?

Accepted Answer

A) high turnover rate of plankton 
B) high mean net primary productivity 
C) the presence of large organisms like whales 
D) having a larger third dimension of depth 
A) high turnover rate of plankton 
B) high mean net primary productivity 
C) the presence of large organisms like whales 
D) having a larger third dimension of depth

Question 6

In stream and river ecosystems,the grazing food chain is of minor importance compared with the detrital food chain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A chemical reaction requires energy to proceed.This would be

Accepted Answer

A) exothermic. 
B) endothermic. 
C) entropy. 
D) kinetic energy. 
A) exothermic. 
B) endothermic. 
C) entropy. 
D) kinetic energy.

Relative net primary productivity is the ratio of net primary productivity to standing ________.

Rates of herbivory are highest in

Net primary productivity is greater in temperate grasslands than in tropical rain forest.

The river continuum concept suggests that one of the following is higher in headwater streams.

How does the open ocean have the highest relative net primary productivity while having one of the lowest mean biomass per unit area?

In stream and river ecosystems,the grazing food chain is of minor importance compared with the detrital food chain.

A chemical reaction requires energy to proceed.This would be

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Exam 20: Ecosystem Energetics

Relative net primary productivity is the ratio of net primary productivity to standing ________.

Rates of herbivory are highest in

Net primary productivity is greater in temperate grasslands than in tropical rain forest.

The river continuum concept suggests that one of the following is higher in headwater streams.

How does the open ocean have the highest relative net primary productivity while having one of the lowest mean biomass per unit area?

In stream and river ecosystems,the grazing food chain is of minor importance compared with the detrital food chain.

A chemical reaction requires energy to proceed.This would be

The Nature of Ecology

Climate

The Aquatic Environment

The Terrestrial Environment

Adaptation and Natural Selection

Plant Adaptations to the Environment

Animal Adaptations to the Environment

Properties of Populations

Population Growth

Life History

Intraspecific Population Regulation

Species Interactions, population Dynamics, and Natural Selection

Interspecific Competition

Predation

Parasitism and Mutualism

Community Structure

Factors Influencing the Structure of Communities

Community Dynamics

Landscape Dynamics

Decomposition and Nutrient Cycling

Biogeochemical Cycles

Terrestrial Ecosystems

Aquatic Ecosystems

Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems

Large-Scale Patterns of Biological Diversity

The Ecology of Climate Change

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