What ecological level is more specific than an ecosystem but less specific than a
population? - answer community
What are examples of secondary succession?
Select all that apply. - answer A severe drought kills most of the species in an area.
Once the area gets more rain, new vegetation starts to appear.
A mudslide removes most of the plant life from a habitat. Afterwards, some mosses
from neighboring habitats start to move in.
Which of the following defines primary production? - answer the conversion of inorganic
carbon to organic carbon
Which of the following statements about energy flow in an ecosystem are true?
Select all that apply. - answerChemical energy is transferred to a primary consumer
when it eats a producer.
Tertiary consumers eat secondary consumers.
Why does the amount of energy in an ecosystem decrease from one trophic level to the
next?
Select all that apply. - answerIt is used by the organism to carry out life processes.
The organism may not have been eaten, it decomposes instead.
It is released as heat.
What part of the carbon cycle breaks down carbohydrates into carbon dioxide and
water? - answerrespiration
How is carbon dioxide fixed into carbon that is usable for biological life? -
answerphotosynthesis
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? -
answerlower temperature than the surrounding climate
What property of greenhouse gases allows them to maintain a suitable temperature on
the Earth? - answerThey reflect heat emitted by the Earth, back down towards the
planet.
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