Exam 17: Communities And Ecosystems

Examine the figure below of the water cycle.Match each term with the concept to which it best corresponds. -dissolved carbon in the ocean

Light energy from the sun is captured by photosynthesis as ____.

Most of the water vapor in the Earth's atmosphere comes from evaporation from ____.

In this figure,what do the yellow arrows marked #1 and #2 indicate?

Match the term or concept to the correct description. -climate-related effects due to the increase in greenhouse gases

An interaction that benefits both species is ____.

Many introduced species have deleterious effects on communities and ecosystems because ____.

The warming action on Earth's atmosphere is referred to as ____.

Competitive exclusion is based upon the idea that ____.

Approximately ____ of Earth's total primary production is supplied by the ocean's primary producers.

Most of the Earth's phosphorous is in the form of ____.

The niche of an earthworm in an ecosystem is as a(n)____.

The interaction between two species in which both species may be harmed is known as ____.

Species richness and the relative abundance of each species determine ____.

Which is an example of an event that would give rise to primary succession?  

Examine the figure below of an Arctic food web.Match each term with the concept to which it best corresponds. -primary producer

Which represents an early stage in primary succession?  

An energy pyramid is ____.

Examine the figure below of the water cycle.Match each term with the concept to which it best corresponds. -evaporation from ocean

The cowbird chick with its foster parent exemplifies an example of ____.