Botany 200 Ecosystem Ecology

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Ecosystem ecology quiz chapter 59 botany 200

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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