(E) Energy transfer between trophic levels is usually less than 20 percent efficient. C) Completing pre-licensing training. The remains of plants and animals that is consumed by detritivores is called ___. A) 7C At these points, the ecosystems are interdependent. Which of the following is most correct regarding the activity of detritivores? B. Prokaryotes such as E. coli. c. A mouse $Hox$ gene can be used to take over the function of a mutated $Drosophila$ $Hox$ gene.\ a. Metazoa and Plantae b. 49) Which of the following statements is correct about biogeochemical cycling? D) 10 percent a) yeasts and molds b) algae and protozoa c) helminths d) all of the above, In which of the following groups does seaweed belong? A. First-order heterotrophs B. Third-order heterotrophs C. Producers D. None of the Above, What is another term for autotroph? D) Germany Food webs are typically arranged into trophic levels with: a. primary producers at the bottom, herbivores in the middle, and carnivores at the top. A) Primary producers occupy the trophic level that directly feeds all autotrophs.B) Heterotrophs are able to thrive in an ecosystem without primary producers. E) Energy transfer between trophic levels is usually less than 20 percent efficient. use light energy to synthesize organic matter from inorganic matter. 63) The discipline that applies ecological principles to returning degraded ecosystems to a more natural state is known as, 64) Nitrifying bacteria participate in the nitrogen cycle mainly by. B) introduction of nonnative tertiary consumer fish Answer: Primary consumers. fossilized plant and animal remains (coal, oil, and natural gas) zooxanthellae E) about 90 percent in most ecosystems, (B) the percentage of production transferred from one trophic level to the next, For most terrestrial ecosystems, pyramids composed of species abundances, biomass, and energy are similar in that they have a broad base and a narrow top. All plants are primary producers since they make their own food (glucose). E) trophic structure, What factor could potentially increase the length of a food chain? emissions? They are both autotrophic. A) Toxic chemicals in the environment pose greater risk to top-level predators than to primary consumers. a. This process of producing organic molecules from inorganic carbon sources is called primary production. Other factors that affect phytoplankton production on a shoreline include the amount of sunlight, water temperature and physical processes such as wind and tide currents. Scientists use trophic cycles to study the flow of matter in an ecosystem by observing feeding relationships between organisms. D) only I and III Which of the following statements is most correct regarding the terminology used in trophic cycles? a primary consumers. D) D Producers c. Cyanobacteria d. Algae e. Autotrophs, Photosynthetic organisms are found in which domain: a. Archaea b. Bacteria c. Eukarya d. a and b e. b and c, Eukaryotic, multicellular organisms such as mammals a. Animalia b. Bacteria c. Viruses d. Protista e. Fungi f. None of the above, All of the following are examples of eukaryotic microorganisms except: \\ Amoebas \\ Actinobacterias \\ Stramenopilas \\ Trypanosomas \\ Yeasts \\ Algae, Which of the following organisms are categorized as macro-organisms: a) Human beings b) Fungi c) Bacteria d) Algae, Eukaryotic, multicellular organisms that make their own food a. Animalia b. Bacteria c. Viruses d. Protista e. Fungi f. None of the above. C) atmosphere a. Archaea b. Animalia c. Bacteria d. Eukarya, Prokaryotes such as E. coli a. Animalia b. Bacteria c. Viruses d. Protista e. Fungi f. None of the above, The kingdom Protista is a diverse group. *A Private Investor is a recipient of the information who meets all of the conditions set out below, the recipient: Obtains access to the information in a personal capacity; A) pesticide use B) rock, sand, and ice When primary producers expend energy to build new tissue, this is ________. Labeling a carnivore as a heterotroph would be correct. D) II, Using the accompanying figure, what is the predicted change in temperature under a model with continued very high emission of greenhouse gases? E) I, II, III, and IV, Global warming refers to ________. animals cannot produce their own food. a. are multicelled b. form flagellated spores c. are heterotrophs d. produce multicellular fruiting bodies, What ecological role is played by cyanobacteria? Chemical elements are repeatedly used, but energy passes through and between ecosystems. d. Eukaryotic. All of the above are eukaryotic. A) Top-level feeders tend to be more numerous than lower-trophic-level species. (A) Top-level predators are destined to have small populations that are sparsely distributed. a. Worms. many animals prefer eating plants to eating meat. Hydrothermal micro-organisms thrive in the waters around chimneys or black smokers that form from the iron sulfide deposits left by hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor. plant and animal biomass c. Autotrophic. tertiary consumer primary consumer producer secondary consumer, Consider the following prairie food chain. For most terrestrial ecosystems, pyramids composed of species abundances, biomass, and energy are similar in that they have a broad base and a narrow top. with economic value? a) Yeasts b) Sponges c) Sporozoans d) Fishes e) Diatoms. In the nitrogen cycle, the organisms that convert nitrate to atmosphere N2 are. d. Pathogens of plants and animals. 2) Which of the following terms encompasses all of the others? IV. D) 3C Primary production is the production of chemical energy in organic compounds by living organisms.The main source of this energy is sunlight but a minute fraction of primary production is driven by lithotrophic organisms using the chemical energy of inorganic molecules.. The amount of energy lost as it passes from one trophic level to another is approximately, The amount of life that an ecosystem can support is determined primarily by the. Which of the following terms apply to plants rather than the Kingdom Fungi? Which statement best describes what ultimately happens to the chemical energy that is NOT converted to new biomass in the process of energy transfer between trophic levels in anecosystem? A) Productivity increases with temperature. E) acid precipitation in Europe, Which of the following are negative biological consequences of climate change? A) Top-level predators are destined to have small populations that are sparsely distributed. Plant-like photosynthesis that releases O_2 occurs in: A) actinomycetes. NPP measures GPP minus the energy used by primary producers. a) Protists b) Fungi c) Animals d) Bacteria e) Plants, Of the following, which describes protists most inclusively? Bacteria 3. C) only III 15) Use the following figure to answer the question. C) 4C C) polar ice caps Which type of organism uses water, carbon dioxide, and energy from the sun to make its own food? Phytoplankton are affected by environmental factors such as temperature and sunlight as well as the availability of nutrients and the presence of herbivorous predators. C) C Which of the following organisms do not have eukaryotic cells? C. Most diverse kingdom. III. Which of the following organisms are herbivores? Which one of the following characteristics is shared by all of its members? B) It is used by organisms to maintain their life processes through the reactions of cellular respiration. III. potassium. Why is terrestrial productivity higher in equatorial climates? a. About half of all photosynthesis happens in the oceans. E) permanent burial of nitrogen in coastal environments through runoff, Which of the following is a source of human-fixed nitrogen? Some examples would be deer, tortoise, and elephants. eukaryotic phytoplankton. 34) How does inefficient transfer of energy among trophic levels result in the typically high endangerment status of many top-level predators? Organism Status 1. Since they are not mobile, they live and grow where there are nutrients to sustain them. B) I and II In ecosystems, why is the term cycling used to describe the transfer of chemical elements, whereas the term flow is used for energy exchange? B) eukaryotic. 4) Use the following figure to answer the question. Which of the following is primarily responsible for this limitation? It may produce toxins that can poison any living thing that comes in contact with it, or it may contaminate aquatic life and cause illness when a person or animal eats the infected organism. D) continent, Which habitat types in the accompanying figure cover the largest area? B) only II She can be found at www.kimberlyyavorski.com. 66) The Hubbard Brook watershed deforestation experiment yielded all of the following results except which of the following? 57) The goal of restoration ecology is to ________. Red-tailed Hawks prey on mice and prairie kingsnakes . E) The amount of biomass in the producer level of an ecosystem decreases if the producer turnover time increases. A) atmosphere Question: It takes a great mass of primary producers to support a healthy ecosystem that includes tertiary consumers. ATLANTA (WANF) - A Georgia mother is warning other parents after her 10-year-old daughter's school bus driver allegedly entered the family's home without permission. D) wetlands, Considering its total area covered, which ecosystem type represented in the figure has a very low level of economic impact on Earth's ecosystem, assuming that NPP is positively correlated E) E, The feeding relationships among the species in a community determine the community's ________. Which of the following is most correct regarding primary producers? (E) Fish can potentially provide more food for humans than seal meat. Some of the energy is reflected, and some is absorbed by the Earth's surface. Finally, answer the five questions following the food web diagram. B) open ocean Into which domain are protists, fungi, plants, and animals classified? Primary producers reproduce rapidly. Each new product is produced from different wood slabs. producers. In freshwater areas and shallow saltwater areas, producers include not only phytoplankton such as green algae, but also aquatic plants such as sea grasses and seaweed or larger rooted plants that grow on the surface of water such as cattails and provide not only food but also shelter for larger aquatic life. Gross primary production (GPP) is the total rate at which material is . D) only II, III, and IV C) C Therefore, the color, textures, and curves of wood used in the product can be changed. 59) Which of the following would be considered an example of bioremediation? Primary producers are vital to the survival of an ecosystem. The first level is producers, the second level is primary consumers, the third level is secondary consumers, and the fourth level is tertiary consumers. Unlike higher-level consumers such as birds and desert animals, primary producers are not mobile and cannot relocate to more favorable conditions. A) typically 10 times lower in a clear-cut watershed B) oceans C) algal beds and reefs In order to complete the food chain, they also offer food for primary consumers, secondary consumers, and apex predators (also known as tertiary consumers). D) both primary and secondary productivity, After looking at the experiment in the accompanying figure, what can be said about nutrient II. (d) Bacteria. After working as a producer for the university's television production unit for several years, she was hired by Funes Media Company to work as a line producer on documentaries that were later sold to networks like TRT and AL Jazeera while she was still in school. Explanation: Only primary consumers can function as a herbivores. A) tropical wet forest plus the ocean neritic zone Interpreting Diagrams Which diagrams represent a single element? About how much of the chemical energy fixed by photosynthesis of the grass (100 percent) is available to the hawk? What percentage of visible light striking a plant is converted into chemical energy? . 35) Why does a vegetarian leave a smaller ecological footprint than an omnivore? Which of the following single-celled organisms is an example of a prokaryote? To the correct answer, that is. B) Passing examination with 75% or higher score. a. Protista b. Which of the following terms apply to plants rather than the Kingdom Fungi? Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Following is a summary of the essential functions . Which below is NOT a way mciosis increases genetic diversity? B) B C) fungi are heterotrophic. C) I, II, and III . c decomposers. What could you do to eliminate error in your study as a result of this event? B) animals. Which of the following most correctly explains a difference between these two measures? C) species richness All the organisms above are producers except for fungi. There, phytoplankton take carbon dioxide and water from their surroundings, and they can use energy from the sun to create carbohydrates through the process known as photosynthesis. D. decomposers. This changing pattern of sea ice growth and melt, along with a sufficient nutrient supply, appears to be necessary to the production of ice algae. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like When primary producers expend energy to build new tissue, this is ________. 4. Option (c): Secondary consumers are carnivores which feed on the primary consumers. E) I, II, and III, Why are changes in the global carbon cycle important? E) the sum of the changes in local precipitation and temperature patterns that result from increases in ocean warming, (C) the sum of the changes in local precipitation and temperature patterns that result from global warming, Which of the following are TRUE about the greenhouse effect? 7) Use the following figure to answer the question. Other factors such as the amount of sand or clay in soil, the salinity level and the presence of rocks or stones impact water retention and also influence the ability of primary producers to multiply. A) 0.01 percent also eat any number of primary consumers or producers. ____ 31. To what kingdom would a single-celled, nucleated, photosynthetic organism belong? Question 10. Which of the following refers to the amount of new biomass added in a given period of time? Fungi are primarily (a) producers (b) herbivores (c) carnivores (d) decomposers, Which of the following terms describes all organisms in the kingdoms Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia? C) typically 10 times higher in an uncut watershed E) soil, A 3-hectare lake in the American Midwest suddenly has succumbed to an algal bloom. Similarly to the ocean floor, sunlight does not reach deep into caves. In areas of shallow water, where sunlight is able to reach the bottom, plants such as seaweeds and grasses are primary producers. C) protists. B) only II and IV 1) Autotrophic 2) Eukaryotic 3) Heterotrophic 4) Symbiosis 5) Decomposers. Of this, 2,100 J is indigestible and is eliminated as feces, 800 J are used in cellular respiration, and 100 J are used for growth and reproduction. The measures of net primary production (NPP) and net ecosystem production (NEP) both can be used to quantify gross primary production (GPP). Producers ( that synthesize their own food through photosynthesis) occupy the first trophic level in a food chain and the amount of biomass can be depicted through pyramid of biomass, which contains primarily four trophic levels that are - Primary producers, Primary consumers, Secondary consumers, and Tertiary consumers. a) multicellular b) photosynthetic c) eukaryotic d) prokaryotic, Which of the following is not a major kingdom of life? Life on the tundra is much the same as that in an arid desert. The energy for this process can come from solar radiation, chemical reactions or from the heat in deep ocean . are referred to as primary producers. (C) Longer chains are less stable and energy transfer between trophic levels is inefficient. You discover a nucleated, unicellular organism that is photosynthetic but can also eat other organisms. of anatomy and physiology? Which of the following is an example of a group of prokaryotic organisms? 43) A porcupine eats 3,000 J of plant material. a. plants b. animals c. All of the Above d. protist. Fungi c. Plantae d. a or b e. a or c, Which type of organism does not photosynthesize? tertiary consumers are endotherms primary producers are 31) Which one of the following correctly ranks these organisms in order from lowest to highest percent in production efficiency? D) unicellular. A) the increase in the total temperature across the oceans Algae at the beginning of a food chain would be considered A. heterotrophs. c. romaine lettuce (Kingdom Plantae) d. portobello mushroom (Kingdom Fungi) e. sea sponge (Kingdom Animalia). C) fossilized plant and animal remains (coal, oil, and natural gas) Found on soil and stones as well as some ferns and other plants, these poikilohydric plants are able to transition between active and resting phases depending on whether they are wet or dry. Match the following: 1. 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