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Activities Quiz
Chapter 54: Ecosystems
Activities Quiz
Activities Quiz
1 .
_____ are secondary consumers.
(Activity: Pyramids of Production)
2 .
Approximately _____% of the energy at one trophic level is passed on to the next highest trophic level.
(Activity: Pyramids of Production)
3 .
10,000 kcal of producer could support approximately _____ kcal of tertiary consumer.
(Activity: Pyramids of Production)
4 .
Where do plants get the energy to make organic molecules?
(Activity: Energy Flow and Chemical Cycling)
5 .
Which of these is NOT an organic molecule?
(Activity: Energy Flow and Chemical Cycling)
6 .
Where do plants get the carbon they use to make organic molecules?
(Activity: Energy Flow and Chemical Cycling)
7 .
What name is given to the process by which detritivores return carbon to the atmosphere?
(Activity: The Carbon Cycle)
8 .
Which of these removes carbon from the atmosphere?
(Activity: The Carbon Cycle)
9 .
Detritus is composed of _____.
(Activity: The Carbon Cycle)
10 .
Nitrifying bacteria convert _____ to _____.
(Activity: The Nitrogen Cycle)
11 .
_____ removes nitrogen from the atmosphere.
(Activity: The Nitrogen Cycle)
12 .
Which of these are the two major sources of nitrate pollution in rivers?
(Activity: Water Pollution from Nitrates)
13 .
Aquatic nitrate pollution can result in _____.
(Activity: Water Pollution from Nitrates)
14 .
Which of these would NOT contribute to a global increase in temperature?
(Activity: The Greenhouse Effect)
15 .
Switching from fossil fuels to _____ energy would significantly decrease the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
(Activity: The Greenhouse Effect)
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