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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