Question 1

Gross Primary Production =

Accepted Answer

A)  Net Primary Production 
B)  Total Ecosystem Energy 
C)  Respiration 
D)  1/Net Primary Production 
E)  Net Primary Production + Cellular Respiration 
A)  Net Primary Production 
B)  Total Ecosystem Energy 
C)  Respiration 
D)  1/Net Primary Production 
E)  Net Primary Production + Cellular Respiration

Question 2

Ecosystem ecology is primarily concerned with

Accepted Answer

A)  ecosystem stability. 
B)  interactions among species. 
C)  the synthesis of new forms of nutrients. 
D)  patterns of species diversity. 
E)  movement of energy and materials through organisms and their communities. 
A)  ecosystem stability. 
B)  interactions among species. 
C)  the synthesis of new forms of nutrients. 
D)  patterns of species diversity. 
E)  movement of energy and materials through organisms and their communities.

Question 3

An oak tree can support hundreds of beetles, caterpillars and other primary consumers. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  a pyramid of biomass. 
B)  excessive levels of primary production. 
C)  an unusually diverse group of primary consumers. 
D)  primary parasitism. 
E)  an inverted pyramid. 
A)  a pyramid of biomass. 
B)  excessive levels of primary production. 
C)  an unusually diverse group of primary consumers. 
D)  primary parasitism. 
E)  an inverted pyramid.

Question 4

What are the two most important nutrients affecting production in aquatic ecosystems?

Accepted Answer

A)  oxygen and hydrogen 
B)  carbon and oxygen 
C)  carbon and iron 
D)  nitrogen and phosphorus 
E)  carbon and calcium 
A)  oxygen and hydrogen 
B)  carbon and oxygen 
C)  carbon and iron 
D)  nitrogen and phosphorus 
E)  carbon and calcium

Question 5

Air pollutants can increase heritable mutations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is a major source of naturally produced sulfur in the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

A)  burning of fossil fuels 
B)  volcanic eruptions 
C)  denitrification 
D)  primary production 
E)  the upwelling of deep ocean water 
A)  burning of fossil fuels 
B)  volcanic eruptions 
C)  denitrification 
D)  primary production 
E)  the upwelling of deep ocean water

Question 7

In which of the following is primary productivity highest?

Accepted Answer

A)  tropical forests 
B)  prairies 
C)  cool deserts 
D)  hot deserts 
E)  the Arctic 
A)  tropical forests 
B)  prairies 
C)  cool deserts 
D)  hot deserts 
E)  the Arctic

Question 8

Biomass is always highest at the lower trophic levels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Deforestation in areas like Madagascar can significantly affect the water cycle. Why is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Less moisture is transpired into the atmosphere. 
B)  It is more difficult for soil nutrients to leech into streams. 
C)  Weathering of rocks and soil does not release nutrients to bind to water. 
D)  The rate of evapotranspiration increases dramatically. 
E)  Cloud cover will increase. 
A)  Less moisture is transpired into the atmosphere. 
B)  It is more difficult for soil nutrients to leech into streams. 
C)  Weathering of rocks and soil does not release nutrients to bind to water. 
D)  The rate of evapotranspiration increases dramatically. 
E)  Cloud cover will increase.

Exam 59: Ecosystems Ecology

Gross Primary Production =

Ecosystem ecology is primarily concerned with

An oak tree can support hundreds of beetles, caterpillars and other primary consumers. This is an example of

What are the two most important nutrients affecting production in aquatic ecosystems?

Air pollutants can increase heritable mutations.

What is a major source of naturally produced sulfur in the atmosphere?

In which of the following is primary productivity highest?

Biomass is always highest at the lower trophic levels.

Deforestation in areas like Madagascar can significantly affect the water cycle. Why is this?

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