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Ecology is

The study of how living things interact with each other and with their environment

Examples of abiotic factors include


Sunlight, soil, and water

Which of the following mainly determine a habitats features?

Temperature and rainfall

Energy enters most ecosystems in the form of

Sunlight

Examples of producers include

Plants, algae, and cyanobaxteria

Which statement best explains the relationship between decomposers and producers?

Producers use the molecules that decomposers release back to the environment

which statement best explains the relationship between a food chain and a food web

A food web includes many intersecting food chains

Which organism would occupy the 4th trophic level

Bald eagle

I'm practically how much energy is passed between trophic levels

10%

Which group of organisms would have the greatest biomass

All the producers in an ecosystem

Which of the following best describes the biogeochemical cycles

They cycle elements through the biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem

Which of the following are part of the water cycles?


(1) transpiration


(2) precipitation


(3) sedimentation

1 and 2

Which is the correct order of events of the water cycle

Transpiration - condensation precipitation - runoff

In the carbon cycle, autotrophs

Remove carbon from the


atmosphere during photosynthesis

Nitrogen

All of the above

Nitrogen fixation

all of the above

Which statement is correct about the carbon cycle


(1) cellular respiration releases carbon into the Atmosphere


(2) ocean water can dissolve carbon from the Atmosphere


(3)volcanic eruptions releases carbon into the Atmosphere


(4) burning fossil fuels release carbon into the Atmosphere

1, 2 and 3

Which statement best describes a biome

A biome is a group of similar ecosystems with the same general abiotic factors and primary producers

Examples of terrestrial biome include


(1) tundras


(2)temperate forests and grasslands


(3)tropical forests and grasslands


(4)lakes and ponds

1,2 and 3

Climate is usually described in terms of

Temperature and moisture

Which relationship is correct

Precipitation increase moisture, evaporation decreases moisture

Which biome has the highest biodiversity

a tropical rainforest

Plants have five basic needs, which are?

Air, warmth, sunlight, water, and nutrients

Plants grow best in soil that contains plenty of

Nutrients and organic matter

the relationship between climate and biodiversity can best be described as

A direct relationship: climate affects biodiversity

Which statement is true

Organisms evolve adaptions that help them survive in the climate of the biome where they live

The main limiting factors in an aquatic biome are

The availability of sunlight and in the concertation of dissolved oxygen and nutrients in the water

Which statement about aquatic organisms is correct

Plankton are tiny aquatic organisms that cannot move on their own

The aphotic zone

Is water deeper than 200 meters