Question 1

Which term defines a community of interacting organisms and the physical and chemical factors of their environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  lithosphere 
B)  population 
C)  ecosystem 
D)  species 
A)  lithosphere 
B)  population 
C)  ecosystem 
D)  species

Question 2

What is characteristic of all life forms?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have many to thousands of cells. 
B)  They have highly diffuse internal structures and organization. 
C)  They have the ability to pollinate. 
D)  They have the ability to capture and transform matter and energy from the environment. 
A)  They have many to thousands of cells. 
B)  They have highly diffuse internal structures and organization. 
C)  They have the ability to pollinate. 
D)  They have the ability to capture and transform matter and energy from the environment.

Question 3

How is the life of individual organisms maintained?

Accepted Answer

A)  by cycling of energy and flow of matter 
B)  by flow of energy and cycling of matter 
C)  by flow of energy and matter 
D)  by cycling of energy and matter 
A)  by cycling of energy and flow of matter 
B)  by flow of energy and cycling of matter 
C)  by flow of energy and matter 
D)  by cycling of energy and matter

Question 4

Plants utilize a portion of their gross primary production (GPP)for respiration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The first GIS system was developed in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A limiting factor is more important than other factors in regulating population growth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Increasingly,ecologists are collecting field data with new technologies,such as GIS,which stands for ________________________________________ systems.

Accepted Answer

geographic

Question 8

EARTH LAYERS
  
-Which letter in the diagram corresponds to the layer comprised of the troposphere and the stratosphere?

Accepted Answer

The answer of EARTH LAYERS
  
-Which letter in the...

Question 9

What comprises the most inclusive components of the biotic portion of an ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

A)  primary and secondary consumers 
B)  all chemicals or matter 
C)  herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores 
D)  producers and consumers 
A)  primary and secondary consumers 
B)  all chemicals or matter 
C)  herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores 
D)  producers and consumers

Question 10

Which type of diversity examines the biological and chemical processes such as energy flow and matter recycling needed for the survival of species,communities,and ecosystems?

Accepted Answer

A)  structural diversity 
B)  ecological diversity 
C)  functional diversity 
D)  system diversity 
A)  structural diversity 
B)  ecological diversity 
C)  functional diversity 
D)  system diversity

Question 11

HEAT
  
-Which letter in the diagram is the level that represents the third trophic level?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

One member of a system analysis team is an analytical economist who likes to determine the best economic solution for an ecological problem.To which stage of system analysis would a system manager assign this person?

Accepted Answer

A)  system measurement 
B)  data analysis 
C)  system modeling 
D)  system optimization 
A)  system measurement 
B)  data analysis 
C)  system modeling 
D)  system optimization

Question 13

What is characteristic of photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Photosynthesis requires the combustion of carbon. 
B)  Photosynthesis produces carbon dioxide and oxygen gas. 
C)  Photosynthesis converts glucose into energy and water. 
D)  Photosynthesis yields glucose and oxygen gas as products. 
A)  Photosynthesis requires the combustion of carbon. 
B)  Photosynthesis produces carbon dioxide and oxygen gas. 
C)  Photosynthesis converts glucose into energy and water. 
D)  Photosynthesis yields glucose and oxygen gas as products.

Question 14

What is the basic unit of life?

Accepted Answer

A)  a nucleotide 
B)  a cell 
C)  a mitochondrion 
D)  a nucleus 
A)  a nucleotide 
B)  a cell 
C)  a mitochondrion 
D)  a nucleus

Question 15

How is sand classified in terms of permeability and porosity?

Accepted Answer

A)  high and high 
B)  high and low 
C)  low and high 
D)  low and low 
A)  high and high 
B)  high and low 
C)  low and high 
D)  low and low

Question 16

The lithosphere is the top of the upper mantle and contains all the air surrounding the Earth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is the lithosphere comprised of?

Accepted Answer

A)  crust and upper mantle 
B)  core and upper mantle 
C)  crust and lower mantle 
D)  core and lower mantle 
A)  crust and upper mantle 
B)  core and upper mantle 
C)  crust and lower mantle 
D)  core and lower mantle

Question 18

Which term refers to an organism that completes the final breakdown and recycling of organic materials from the remains or wastes of other organisms?

Accepted Answer

A)  carnivore 
B)  scavenger 
C)  detritivore 
D)  decomposer 
A)  carnivore 
B)  scavenger 
C)  detritivore 
D)  decomposer

Question 19

Despite the ocean's low net primary productivity (NPP),it creates more of the Earth's NPP than any of the other ecosystems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

PROFILE
  
-Which letter in the diagram indicates the profile that is conducive to semiarid climates?

Accepted Answer

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

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

Which term defines a community of interacting organisms and the physical and chemical factors of their environment?

What is characteristic of all life forms?

How is the life of individual organisms maintained?

Plants utilize a portion of their gross primary production (GPP)for respiration.

The first GIS system was developed in Canada.

A limiting factor is more important than other factors in regulating population growth.

Increasingly,ecologists are collecting field data with new technologies,such as GIS,which stands for ________________________________________ systems.

EARTH LAYERS -Which letter in the diagram corresponds to the layer comprised of the troposphere and the stratosphere?

What comprises the most inclusive components of the biotic portion of an ecosystem?

Which type of diversity examines the biological and chemical processes such as energy flow and matter recycling needed for the survival of species,communities,and ecosystems?

HEAT -Which letter in the diagram is the level that represents the third trophic level?

One member of a system analysis team is an analytical economist who likes to determine the best economic solution for an ecological problem.To which stage of system analysis would a system manager assign this person?

What is characteristic of photosynthesis?

What is the basic unit of life?

How is sand classified in terms of permeability and porosity?

The lithosphere is the top of the upper mantle and contains all the air surrounding the Earth.

What is the lithosphere comprised of?

Which term refers to an organism that completes the final breakdown and recycling of organic materials from the remains or wastes of other organisms?

Despite the ocean's low net primary productivity (NPP),it creates more of the Earth's NPP than any of the other ecosystems.

PROFILE -Which letter in the diagram indicates the profile that is conducive to semiarid climates?

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