Multiple Choice
Primary production is the ____.
A) rate of photosynthesis
B) rate of energy flow
C) amount of energy stored in the ecosystem
D) amount of energy utilized
E) rate at which consumers capture and store energy
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Q7: Animals obtain minerals such as phosphorus primarily
Q8: Some energy gets stored in molecules that
Q9: Plants are able to take up and
Q10: Which organisms would be part of a
Q11: What is the major reservoir of phosphorus?<br>A)atmosphere<br>B)sedimentary
Q13: Match the trophic category to the correct
Q14: The _ cycle is a sedimentary cycle.<br>A)carbon<br>B)water<br>C)nitrogen<br>D)phosphorus<br>E)calcium
Q15: Energy flow in an ecosystem is _.<br>A)cyclical<br>B)one-way<br>C)two-way<br>D)reversible
Q16: Match the trophic category to the correct
Q17: Wastes would accumulate and most nutrients would