Botany 200 Ecosystem Ecology
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Ecosystem ecology quiz chapter 59 botany 200
Questions and Answers
- 1.Who coined the term Ecosystem
- A.
Zacharias Jansenn
- B.
Charles Darwin
- C.
A G Tansley
- 2.Ecosystem ecology deals with the movement of _______!
- 3.An ecosystem consists of __ structural and functional parts
- A.
5
- B.
7
- C.
3
- 4.An example of an autotroph would be
- A.
Humans
- B.
Plants
- C.
Animals
- 5.An example of a heterotroph would be
- A.
Plants
- B.
Humans
- C.
Animals
- 6.Detritivores eat what
- A.
Plants
- B.
Bacteria
- C.
They dont eat... PSN!
- D.
Decomposing substances
- 7.How much plant matter consumption occurs due to detritivores?
- A.
75%
- B.
80%
- C.
90%
- 8.______ primary production is all of the energy assimilated in PSN
- A.
Gross
- B.
Net
- C.
Primary
- 9._______ production is energy accumulated by plants
- A.
Primary
- B.
Gross
- C.
Net
- 10.______ primary productivity is energy left after respiration
- A.
Gross
- B.
Net
- C.
None of the above
- 11.___ = ___- _______
- A.
Respiration, NPP, GPP
- B.
GPP, NPP, Respiration
- C.
NPP, GPP, Respiration
- 12._______ is a quantitative measurement of the total mass in a given area
- 13.________ _____ are simplified depiction of energy flow within an ecosystem (one organism feeding on another)
- 14.Each feeding level is a _____ ______
- 15.Pyramid of numbers
- A.
Production
- B.
Biomass
- C.
Eltonian
- 16.Is the best indicator of organisms and their production
- A.
Production
- B.
Biomass
- C.
Eltonian
- 17.____ ____ is the weight or quantity of organisms in an area at a given moment
- 18.Pyramid based on productivity
- A.
Eltonian
- B.
Biomass
- C.
Production
- 19.______ pyramids and ______ pyramids are inverse of each other
- A.
Eltonian and production
- B.
Production and Biomass
- C.
Eltonian and biomass
- 20.DDT can last in the soil for how many year
- A.
10
- B.
15
- C.
20
- 21.DDT interfered with what
- A.
Reproduction of flowers
- B.
Immediate health issues
- C.
Egg shell formation
- 22.DDT almost caused the extinction of what animal
- A.
Racoons
- B.
Geese
- C.
Bald Eagles
- 23.________________ measure of the amount of water entering the atmosphere from the ground through the process of evaporation from the soil and transpiration of plants
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