Question 1

Hail and snow are examples of

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A)   evaporation.
B)   precipitation.
C)   runoff.
D)   transpiration.
E)   aquifers.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

To say that something is a producer is to give information regarding its niche in an ecosystem.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Do all ecological pyramids have a broad base with a smaller top?

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Question 4

What do autotrophs require in order to produce food for themselves and all the heterotrophs?

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A)   sunlight, inorganic nutrients
B)   sunlight, organic nutrients
C)   an energy source, water
D)   an energy source, inorganic nutrients
E)   heat, waterF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

Timothy has become a vegan. He does not eat any meat, eggs, milk, or cheese. How would Timothy be classified?

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A)   producer
B)   herbivore
C)   carnivore
D)   omnivore
E)   detritus feederF) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

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A)   oxygen
B)   carbon dioxide
C)   methane
D)   nitrous oxide
E)   hydrofluorocarbonsF) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 7

Organisms that live in an aquatic environment get their carbon from calcium carbonate shells on the bottom instead of from carbon dioxide in the environment.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How is carbon dioxide used by living organisms?

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A)   by breathing
B)   by cellular respiration
C)   by photosynthesis
D)   by combustion
E)   by decayF) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 9

Cultural eutrophication can be caused by

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A)   respiration and transpiration.
B)   mercury from industrial sources.
C)   bacteria and viruses from sewage and barnyard waste.
D)   detergents, fertilizers, and sewage treatment plants.
E)   biological magnification.F) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

When a rabbit eats a bean plant a portion of the available energy moves into the rabbits body. When the rabbit is eaten by a hawk a portion of the available energy moves into the hawks body. Indicate the various areas that energy is used by an organism and why only 10% of the rabbits available energy will move to the hawk.

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When an organism consumes energy only 10...

Question 11

There is more nitrogen gas in the atmosphere than there is oxygen.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Phosphorus is needed by living organisms because it is a part of proteins.

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Question 13

Which of the following organisms is a secondary consumer?

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A)   leaves
B)   caterpillars
C)   sparrows
D)   hawks
E)   eaglesF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

The ratio between the uptake of carbon dioxide by photosynthesis and the release of carbon dioxide by respiration is approximately

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A)   one (i.e., about the same) .
B)   2 (i.e., twice as much carbon dioxide is taken up by photosynthesis as is released by respiration) .
C)   5 (i.e., five times as much carbon dioxide is taken up by photosynthesis as is released by respiration) .
D)   0.5 (i.e., half as much carbon dioxide is taken up by photosynthesis as is released by respiration) .
E)   0.1 (i.e., one tenth as much carbon dioxide is taken up by photosynthesis as is released by respiration) .F) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 15

How is the nitrogen cycle like the carbon cycle?

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A)   Both are gaseous cycles.
B)   Both require photosynthesis to utilize the chemical.
C)   Both are lost to the atmosphere during cellular respiration.
D)   Both are stored in fossil fuels.
E)   Neither has a reservoir in nature.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

Which of the following defines an ecosystems?

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A)   a group of organisms of the same species interacting together
B)   all of the living organisms in an area interacting together
C)   all living organisms and the nonliving environment interacting together
D)   aspects of the nonliving environment interacting together
E)   all the places on Earth where living organisms can be foundF) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 17

How does phosphate enter the soil?

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A)   conversion in the atmosphere due to lightning
B)   precipitation from clouds
C)   weathering of rocks
D)   photosynthesis
E)   cellular respirationF) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 18

What is the reservoir for the water cycle?

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A)   ocean
B)   lakes and rivers
C)   rainfall
D)   aquifers
E)   atmosphereF) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

Which term is analogous to the word "niche"?

Accepted Answer

A)   address
B)   job description
C)   properties
D)   needs
E)   desiresF) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 20

Minerals in rocks are considered what type of component of a chemical cycle?

Accepted Answer

A)   reservoir
B)   exchange pool
C)   biotic community
D)   biotic
E)   none of theseF) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Exam 23: Global Ecology and Human Interferences

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What do autotrophs require in order to produce food for themselves and all the heterotrophs?

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Organisms that live in an aquatic environment get their carbon from calcium carbonate shells on the bottom instead of from carbon dioxide in the environment.

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