Question 1

How does the water move in the hydrologic cycle?

Accepted Answer

A)  from the land to the air by transpiration, and back to the land via precipitation and evaporation 
B)  from the land to the air by transpiration and evaporation, and back to the land via precipitation 
C)  from the land to the air by precipitation and transpiration, and back to the land via evaporation 
D)  from the land to the air by precipitation, and back to the land via evaporation and transpiration 
A)  from the land to the air by transpiration, and back to the land via precipitation and evaporation 
B)  from the land to the air by transpiration and evaporation, and back to the land via precipitation 
C)  from the land to the air by precipitation and transpiration, and back to the land via evaporation 
D)  from the land to the air by precipitation, and back to the land via evaporation and transpiration

Question 2

Where do plants obtain the necessary carbon for photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

Plants obtain the ma

Question 3

Match the term that corresponds to the appropriate lettered box in the image.  
-secondary consumers

Accepted Answer

The answer of Match the term that corresponds to the...

Question 4

Which of the following make up the largest reservoir of carbon?

Accepted Answer

A)  rocks 
B)  producers 
C)  consumers 
D)  nutrients in soil 
A)  rocks 
B)  producers 
C)  consumers 
D)  nutrients in soil

Question 5

How would it change the ecological efficiency if all humans became vegetarians?

Accepted Answer

Because energy is lost at each trophic l

Question 6

Match the term that corresponds to the appropriate lettered box in the image.  
-coal, oil, peat

Accepted Answer

The answer of Match the term that corresponds to the...

Question 7

In this chapter, what steps have we learned to help the environment?

Accepted Answer

We have learned that we should work hard

Question 8

Match each description with the appropriate scientific term.
-total dry weight of plants at a certain time

Accepted Answer

A) biogeochemical cycles 
B) ecological efficiency 
C) ecological pyramid 
D) generalized compartment model 
E) gross primary productivity
F)limiting nutrient
G)net primary productivity
H)pyramid of biomass
I)secondary productivity
J)simulation modelling
K)standing crop biomass
L)trophic cascade 
A) biogeochemical cycles 
B) ecological efficiency 
C) ecological pyramid 
D) generalized compartment model 
E) gross primary productivity
F)limiting nutrient
G)net primary productivity
H)pyramid of biomass
I)secondary productivity
J)simulation modelling
K)standing crop biomass
L)trophic cascade

Question 9

What is the base of a food web inside pitcher plants?

Accepted Answer

A)  arthropods, such as ants and flies 
B)  other plant body parts 
C)  rain and other liquids 
D)  larvae of midges 
A)  arthropods, such as ants and flies 
B)  other plant body parts 
C)  rain and other liquids 
D)  larvae of midges

Question 10

Match the term that corresponds to the appropriate lettered box in the image.  
-primary consumers

Accepted Answer

The answer of Match the term that corresponds to the...

Question 11

What does DDT provide a graphic example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  biological ecosystems 
B)  biological reproduction 
C)  biological survival 
D)  biological magnification 
A)  biological ecosystems 
B)  biological reproduction 
C)  biological survival 
D)  biological magnification

Question 12

Energy is conserved between each trophic level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of these statements best describes the energy flow through the Silver Springs in Florida?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is bottom heavy. 
B)  It is top heavy. 
C)  It is a square. 
D)  It is a circle. 
A)  It is bottom heavy. 
B)  It is top heavy. 
C)  It is a square. 
D)  It is a circle.

Question 14

The most biomass in trees is leaves, which undergo photosynthesis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What must a researcher do in order to develop an effective model for an ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

A)  estimate productivity of some populations 
B)  identify minor species 
C)  develop relevant equations 
D)  eliminate food webs 
A)  estimate productivity of some populations 
B)  identify minor species 
C)  develop relevant equations 
D)  eliminate food webs

Question 16

Water can be a limiting factor when measuring productivity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Match each description with the appropriate scientific term.
-predicts what would happen if an ecosystem was changed

Accepted Answer

A) biogeochemical cycles 
B) ecological efficiency 
C) ecological pyramid 
D) generalized compartment model 
E) gross primary productivity
F)limiting nutrient
G)net primary productivity
H)pyramid of biomass
I)secondary productivity
J)simulation modelling
K)standing crop biomass
L)trophic cascade 
A) biogeochemical cycles 
B) ecological efficiency 
C) ecological pyramid 
D) generalized compartment model 
E) gross primary productivity
F)limiting nutrient
G)net primary productivity
H)pyramid of biomass
I)secondary productivity
J)simulation modelling
K)standing crop biomass
L)trophic cascade

Question 18

Luis Bettencourt identified four simple assumptions in his 2013 model. What could they be helpful in understanding?

Accepted Answer

A)  the dynamics of savannahs 
B)  the dynamics of deserts 
C)  the dynamics of cities 
D)  the dynamics of caves 
A)  the dynamics of savannahs 
B)  the dynamics of deserts 
C)  the dynamics of cities 
D)  the dynamics of caves

Question 19

Match each description with the appropriate scientific term.
-rate at which a plant converts the Sun's energy into chemical energy

Accepted Answer

A) biogeochemical cycles 
B) ecological efficiency 
C) ecological pyramid 
D) generalized compartment model 
E) gross primary productivity
F)limiting nutrient
G)net primary productivity
H)pyramid of biomass
I)secondary productivity
J)simulation modelling
K)standing crop biomass
L)trophic cascade 
A) biogeochemical cycles 
B) ecological efficiency 
C) ecological pyramid 
D) generalized compartment model 
E) gross primary productivity
F)limiting nutrient
G)net primary productivity
H)pyramid of biomass
I)secondary productivity
J)simulation modelling
K)standing crop biomass
L)trophic cascade

Question 20

When you consider production, harvesting, and assimilation efficiencies, what are you in fact determining?

Accepted Answer

A)  harvesting efficiencies of consumers 
B)  ecological efficiencies of consumers 
C)  production and harvesting efficiencies of consumers 
D)  water usage efficiencies of consumers 
A)  harvesting efficiencies of consumers 
B)  ecological efficiencies of consumers 
C)  production and harvesting efficiencies of consumers 
D)  water usage efficiencies of consumers

Exam 31: Ecosystems

How does the water move in the hydrologic cycle?

Where do plants obtain the necessary carbon for photosynthesis?

Match the term that corresponds to the appropriate lettered box in the image. -secondary consumers

Which of the following make up the largest reservoir of carbon?

How would it change the ecological efficiency if all humans became vegetarians?

Match the term that corresponds to the appropriate lettered box in the image. -coal, oil, peat

In this chapter, what steps have we learned to help the environment?

Match each description with the appropriate scientific term. -total dry weight of plants at a certain time

What is the base of a food web inside pitcher plants?

Match the term that corresponds to the appropriate lettered box in the image. -primary consumers

What does DDT provide a graphic example of?

Energy is conserved between each trophic level.

Which of these statements best describes the energy flow through the Silver Springs in Florida?

The most biomass in trees is leaves, which undergo photosynthesis.

What must a researcher do in order to develop an effective model for an ecosystem?

Water can be a limiting factor when measuring productivity.

Match each description with the appropriate scientific term. -predicts what would happen if an ecosystem was changed

Luis Bettencourt identified four simple assumptions in his 2013 model. What could they be helpful in understanding?

Match each description with the appropriate scientific term. -rate at which a plant converts the Sun's energy into chemical energy

When you consider production, harvesting, and assimilation efficiencies, what are you in fact determining?

Light and Life

The Cell: an Overview

Energy and Enzymes

Cell Membranes and Signaling

Cellular Respiration

Photosynthesis

Cell Cycles

Genetic Recombination

The Chromosomal Basis of Mendelian Inheritance

Genetic Linkage, Sex-Linkage, and Other Non-Mendelian Inheritance Mechanisms

DNA Structure, Replication, and Repair

Gene Structure Expression, and Mutation

Regulation of Gene Expression

Dna Technologies

Genomes

Evolution: the Development of the Theory

Microevolution: Changes Within Populations

Speciation and Macroevolution

Systematics and Phylogenetics: Revealing the Tree of Life

Humans and Evolution

Defining Life and Its Origins

Viruses, Viroids, and Prions: Infectious Biological Particles

Bacteria and Archaea

Protists

Fungi

Plants

Animals

Conservation of Biodiversity

Population Ecology

Species Interactions and Community Ecology

Animal Behaviour

Organization of the Plant Body

Transport in Plants

Reproduction and Development in Flowering Plants

Plant Nutrition

Plant Signals and Responses to the Environment

Introduction to Animal Organization and Physiology

Animal Nutrition

Gas Exchange: the Respiratory System

Internal Transport: the Circulatory System

Regulation of the Internal Environment: Water, Solutes, and Temperature

Control of Animal Processes: Endocrine Control

Animal Reproduction

Control of Animal Processes: Neural Control

Muscles, Skeletons, and Body Movements

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