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Biology Concepts and Applications

Cecie Starr, Christine A. Evers, Lisa Starr

Chapter 42

Ecosystems - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

00:39

Problem 1

In most ecosystems, producers use energy from ___________ to build organic compounds.
a. inorganic chemicals
b. sunlight
c. heat
d. lower trophic levels

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00:35

Problem 2

Organisms at the first trophic level ___________.
a. fungi and bacteria
b. plants
c. animals
d. green algae

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00:48

Problem 3

Organisms at the first trophic level ____________.
a. capture energy from a nonliving source
b. are eaten by organisms at lower trophic levels
c. are shown at the top of an energy pyramid
d. are consumers

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00:49

Problem 4

Primary productivity on land is affected by ____________.
a. nutrient availability
b. amount of sunlight
c. temperature
d. all of the above

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00:47

Problem 5

A(n) _________ is an autotroph.
a. producer
b. herbivore
c. detritivore
d. top carnivore

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00:55

Problem 6

Most of Earth's fresh water is ____________.
a. in lakes and streams
b. in aquifers and soil
c. frozen as ice
d. in bodies of organisms

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10:28

Problem 7

Earth's largest carbon reservoir is _____________.
a. the atmosphere
b. sediments and rocks
c. seawater
d. living organisms

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01:16

Problem 8

Carbon is released into the atmosphere by _____________.
a. photosynthesis
b. aerobic respiration
c. burning fossil fuels
d. b and c

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00:59

Problem 9

Greenhouse gases _____________.
a. help keep Earth's surface warm enough for life
b. are released only by human activities
c. have decreased since the industrial revolution

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00:59

Problem 10

The __________ cycle is a sedimentary cycle.
a. phosphorus
b. carbon
c. nitrogen
d. water

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Problem 11

Earth's largest phosphorus reservoir is _____________.
a. the atmosphere
b. bird droppings
c. sediments and rocks
d. living organisms

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00:35

Problem 12

Plants obtain __________ by taking it up from the air.
a. nitrogen
b. carbon
c. phosphorus
d. water

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01:27

Problem 13

Nitrogen fixation converts ____________ to ____________.
a. nitrogen gas; ammonium
b. nitrates; nitrites
c. ammonia; nitrates
d. nitrites; nitrogen oxides

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02:58

Problem 14

Soil in ____________ is richest in carbon.
a. the arctic
b. the tropics
c. temperate zones

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01:14

Problem 15

Match each term with its most suitable description.
$$ \text {_____ carbon dioxide } \quad \quad\quad\quad\quad \text {a. contains triple bond } $$
$$ \text {_____ bicarbonate} \quad \quad\quad\quad\quad \text {b. nutrient taken up by plant roots} $$
$$ \text {_____ nitrate} \quad \quad\quad\quad\quad \text {c. marine carbon sources } $$
$$ \text {_____ nitrogen gas} \quad \quad\quad\quad\quad \text { d. greenhouse gas} $$

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