Ecosystems and Interconnectedness

Why is less energy available to organisms at higher trophic levels in an ecosystem?

• Higher trophic levels consume more efficiently.

• Higher trophic levels receive more radiant energy.

• Energy is lost as heat at each trophic level.

• Decomposers generate energy.

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Which of the following organisms uses photosynthesis to get the energy it needs to survive?

• grass

• rabbit

• fox

• snake

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What is the main difference between primary and secondary ecological succession?

• Primary begins WITHOUT soil; Secondary begins WITH soil

• Primary is the first state and secondary is the second stage

• Primary builds plant community; secondary builds animal community.

• Primary begins WITH soil; Secondary begins WITHOUT soil

Which of the following organisms is a primary consumer?

• grass

• rabbit

• fox

• snake

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How much energy is passed on to each trophic level in an energy pyramid?

• 10%

• 90%

• 50%

• 80%

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Identify the correct stages of the Nitrogen Cycle

a

b

c

d

Nitrification

Nitrogen Fixation

Denitrification

Ammonification

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Which of the following explains how the 2nd law of thermodynamics relates to energy transformations within ecosystems?

• It explains the efficiency of energy transformations in ecosystems.

• It describes the increase in entropy and energy dispersion in ecosystems.

• It quantifies the amount of energy transferred in ecosystems.

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Label the model of the carbon cycle

b

c

d

e

a

Combustion

Photosynthesis

Decomposition

Respiration

Carbon dioxide (CO2)

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What is an ecosystem?

• Only the biotic components of an environment

• Only the abiotic components of an environment

• All the biotic and abiotic components of an environment and their interactions

• The role an organism plays in its environment

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What is the effect of removing top predators in an ecosystem, as described in the case study of the Grey Wolf in Yellowstone National Park?

• Increase in prey population only

• No significant changes in the ecosystem

• Reciprocal changes in other populations due to interconnectedness of food webs

• Decrease in plant diversity

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