Miller and Levine Ecosystem

growth pattern in which a population's growh slows and then stops following a period of exponential growth

• logistic growth

• carrying capacity

• limiting factor

• density-dependent limiting factor

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limiting factor that depends on population density

• logistic growth

• carrying capacity

• limiting factor

• density-dependent limiting factor

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limiting factor that affects all populations in similar ways, regardless of the population density

• density-independent limiting factor

• demography

• demographic transition

What is 'community respiration'?

• The total respiration rate for all the populations within that system.

• The process by which chemical energy is produced without sunlight.

• The average of the weather over a relatively longer period of time.

• The study of interactions among and between organisms in their abiotic environment.

cell organelle that converts energy from sunlight into chemical energy through the process of photosynthesis

• mitochondria

• chloroplast

• cell wall

• cytoplasm

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What is the primary source of energy for ecosystems as described by Miller and Levine?

• Sunlight

• Wind

• Water

• Soil

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Which process in ecosystems involves the conversion of solar energy into chemical energy?

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Decomposition

• Evaporation

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In Miller and Levine's ecosystem model, what term describes the maximum population size that an environment can sustain?

• Carrying capacity

• Limiting factor

• Exponential growth

• Density-dependent factor

What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem according to Miller and Levine?

• Break down dead organisms

• Produce oxygen

• Fix nitrogen

• Absorb sunlight

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Which of the following is a biotic factor in an ecosystem?

• Plants

• Water

• Sunlight

• Temperature

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