Unit 5 Graded Assignment

What ecological level is more specific than an ecosystem but less specific than a population?

• Community

• Habitat

• Species

• Biome

What are examples of secondary succession?

Select all that apply.

• An earthquake causes rocks to be exposed for the first time. Bacteria start to colonize the rocks.

• A volcano erupts and a new island forms in the ocean. Lichens start to colonize the new island.

• A mudslide removes most of the plant life from a habitat. Afterwards, some mosses from neighboring habitats start to move in.

• A severe drought kills most of the species in an area. Once the area gets more rain, new vegetation starts to appear.

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Which of the following defines primary production?

• the recycling of nutrients by decomposers

• the amount of energy that moves from one trophic level to the next

• the amount of energy found in each trophic level

• the conversion of inorganic carbon to organic carbon

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Which of the following statements about energy flow in an ecosystem are true?

Select all that apply.

• Tertiary consumers eat secondary consumers.

• Chemical energy is transferred to a primary consumer when it eats a secondary consumer.

• Chemical energy is transferred to a primary consumer when it eats a producer.

• Secondary consumers eat tertiary consumers.

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Why does the amount of energy in an ecosystem decrease from one trophic level to the next?

Select all that apply.

• It is released as heat.

• It is destroyed.

• It is used by the organism to carry out life processes.

• The organism may not have been eaten, it decomposes instead.

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What part of the carbon cycle breaks down carbohydrates into carbon dioxide and water?

• Photosynthesis

• Decomposition

• Respiration

• Erosion

How is carbon dioxide fixed into carbon that is usable for biological life?

• Decomposition

• Volcanic activity

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

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A region has mostly dark colored soil, but a small patch of light-colored soil creates a microclimate. Which of the following is an expected feature of this microclimate?

• windier than the surrounding climate

• higher temperature than the surrounding climate

• less windy than the surrounding climate

• lower temperature than the surrounding climate

What property of greenhouse gases allows them to maintain a suitable temperature on the Earth?

• They allow heat from the sun to reach Earth.

• They allow light energy from the sun to reach Earth, but block heat energy from the sun.

• They allow heat emitted by the Earth to escape into space.

• They reflect heat emitted by the Earth, back down towards the planet.

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How does movement into or out of an area affect population size?

Select all that apply.

• Emigration increases population size.

• Immigration decreases population size.

• Immigration increases population size.

• Emigration decreases population size.

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