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4,500
NDQ_008663
ecosystems
The biotic component of an ecosystem is the population.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
4,501
NDQ_008664
ecosystems
All of the following could be classified as an ecosystem except a
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null
Multiple Choice
a. pond., b. forest., c. dead tree., d. bare rock.
d
4,502
NDQ_008665
ecosystems
Components of an ecosystem include
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Multiple Choice
a. a community., b. species interactions., c. abiotic factors., d. all of the above
d
4,503
NDQ_008666
ecosystems
Why can an ecosystem never be a closed system?
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null
Multiple Choice
a. Energy must be constantly added to the ecosystem from outside., b. Matter must be constantly brought in to replace what is used up., c. Organisms must come into the ecosystem to replace those that die., d. all of the above
a
4,504
NDQ_008667
ecosystems
A niche is the role in an ecosystem of a(n)
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null
Multiple Choice
a. individual., b. species., c. community., d. none of the above
b
4,505
NDQ_008668
ecosystems
The features of a habitat depend mainly on
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null
Multiple Choice
a. abiotic factors., b. biotic factors., c. competition., d. two of the above
a
4,506
NDQ_008669
ecosystems
A given habitat can have
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null
Multiple Choice
a. just one niche., b. just one species., c. many different species., d. up to two species per niche.
c
4,507
NDQ_008670
ecosystems
All of the following are recycled through ecosystems except
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null
Multiple Choice
a. energy., b. carbon., c. nitrogen., d. water.
a
4,508
NDQ_008671
ecosystems
An ecosystem is a unit of nature.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
4,509
NDQ_008672
ecosystems
Energy is constantly recycled through ecosystems.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
4,510
NDQ_008673
ecosystems
A major aspect of a species niche is how the species obtains energy and matter.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
4,511
NDQ_008674
ecosystems
A habitat is the physical environment to which a species has adapted.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
4,512
NDQ_008675
ecosystems
When two species occupy the same niche in the same habitat at the same time, both species always
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
4,513
NDQ_008676
ecosystems
An ecosystem always covers a large geographic area.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
4,514
NDQ_008677
ecosystems
Features of a species habitat include relationships with other species.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
4,515
NDQ_008721
flow of energy
Organisms that are chemoautotrophs include some
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null
Multiple Choice
a. archaeans., b. bacteria., c. plants and algae., d. two of the above
d
4,516
NDQ_008724
flow of energy
Which of the following organisms are herbivores?
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Multiple Choice
a. snails, b. frogs, c. crows, d. bears
a
4,517
NDQ_008725
flow of energy
Decomposers that eat the soft tissues of animals that are already dead are called
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. detritivores., b. scavengers., c. saprotrophs., d. autotrophs.
b
4,518
NDQ_008728
flow of energy
Most food chains and food webs have a maximum of
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null
Multiple Choice
a. 2 trophic levels., b. 4 trophic levels., c. 6 trophic levels., d. 8 trophic levels.
b
4,519
NDQ_008730
flow of energy
A human being who is eating an apple is feeding at
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null
Multiple Choice
a. trophic level 1., b. trophic level 2., c. trophic level 3., d. trophic level 4.
b
4,520
NDQ_008735
flow of energy
Energy enters most ecosystems in the form of chemical compounds.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
4,521
NDQ_008738
flow of energy
All ecosystems have organisms that are classified as producers.
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null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
4,522
NDQ_008740
flow of energy
Chemoautotrophs include archaea and certain bacteria.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
4,523
NDQ_008741
flow of energy
Heterotrophs include producers and decomposers.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
4,524
NDQ_008742
flow of energy
Higher trophic levels have less biomass than lower trophic levels.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
4,525
NDQ_008743
flow of energy
About 90 percent of the energy at a given trophic level is passed up to the next trophic level.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
4,526
NDQ_008744
flow of energy
Examples of detritivores include fungi and cockroaches.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
4,527
NDQ_008745
flow of energy
An example of a saprotroph is a hyena.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
4,528
NDQ_008746
flow of energy
Most organisms are consumed by just one species.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
4,529
NDQ_008747
flow of energy
There are rarely more than four trophic levels in a food chain or food web.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
4,530
NDQ_008748
flow of energy
A food web shows who eats whom in an ecosystem.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
4,531
NDQ_008749
flow of energy
Consumers always feed at just one trophic level.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
4,532
NDQ_008750
flow of energy
__organism that breaks down organic wastes or remains
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null
Multiple Choice
a. a.heterotroph, b. b.omnivore, c. c.producer, d. d.trophic level, e. e.energy, f. f.food chain, g. g.decomposer
g
4,533
NDQ_008751
flow of energy
__diagram that represents a single pathway by which energy flows through an ecosystem
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. a.heterotroph, b. b.omnivore, c. c.producer, d. d.trophic level, e. e.energy, f. f.food chain, g. g.decomposer
f
4,534
NDQ_008752
flow of energy
__ability to change or move matter
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null
Multiple Choice
a. a.heterotroph, b. b.omnivore, c. c.producer, d. d.trophic level, e. e.energy, f. f.food chain, g. g.decomposer
e
4,535
NDQ_008753
flow of energy
__organism that gets energy by consuming other organisms
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. a.heterotroph, b. b.omnivore, c. c.producer, d. d.trophic level, e. e.energy, f. f.food chain, g. g.decomposer
a
4,536
NDQ_008754
flow of energy
__organism that consumes both plants and animals
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. a.heterotroph, b. b.omnivore, c. c.producer, d. d.trophic level, e. e.energy, f. f.food chain, g. g.decomposer
b
4,537
NDQ_008755
flow of energy
__organism that makes food for itself and other organisms
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. a.heterotroph, b. b.omnivore, c. c.producer, d. d.trophic level, e. e.energy, f. f.food chain, g. g.decomposer
c
4,538
NDQ_008756
flow of energy
__feeding position in a food chain or food web
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null
Multiple Choice
a. a.heterotroph, b. b.omnivore, c. c.producer, d. d.trophic level, e. e.energy, f. f.food chain, g. g.decomposer
d
4,539
NDQ_008757
flow of energy
Organisms that are photoautotrophs include
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null
Multiple Choice
a. plants., b. certain fungi., c. all bacteria., d. two of the above
a
4,540
NDQ_008758
flow of energy
Which of the following organisms are omnivores?
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null
Multiple Choice
a. lions, b. frogs, c. rabbits, d. crows
d
4,541
NDQ_008759
flow of energy
All of the following are decomposers except
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null
Multiple Choice
a. scavengers., b. detritivores., c. autotrophs., d. saprotrophs.
c
4,542
NDQ_008760
flow of energy
Which trophic level of a food chain consists of secondary consumers?
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null
Multiple Choice
a. trophic level 1, b. trophic level 2, c. trophic level 3, d. trophic level 4
c
4,543
NDQ_008761
flow of energy
About 10 percent of the energy at any given trophic level is
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null
Multiple Choice
a. used for metabolic processes., b. available for the next higher trophic level., c. given off as heat to the environment., d. used by producers such as plants to make food.
b
4,544
NDQ_008762
flow of energy
Higher trophic levels tend to have
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null
Multiple Choice
a. larger organisms., b. more organisms., c. more biomass., d. two of the above
a
4,545
NDQ_008763
flow of energy
What do scavengers consume?
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. dead leaves, b. animal feces, c. dead animals, d. none of the above
c
4,546
NDQ_008807
ecosystem change
Primary succession occurs in an area where
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null
Multiple Choice
a. there is nothing but bare rock., b. thin soil is already present., c. a climax community is located., d. nothing has been disturbed.
a
4,547
NDQ_008810
ecosystem change
Examples of pioneer species in primary succession include
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null
Multiple Choice
a. grasses., b. trees., c. bacteria., d. two of the above
c
4,548
NDQ_008811
ecosystem change
Secondary succession may occur following
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null
Multiple Choice
a. a forest fire., b. a flood., c. farming activities., d. any of the above
d
4,549
NDQ_008814
ecosystem change
In secondary succession, pioneer species may include
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null
Multiple Choice
a. fireweed., b. shrubs., c. trees., d. none of the above
a
4,550
NDQ_008816
ecosystem change
Which statement about climax communities is false?
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. They are stable., b. They rarely occur., c. They are the same for all ecosystems., d. two of the above
c
4,551
NDQ_008821
ecosystem change
No ecosystem is completely unchanging.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
4,552
NDQ_008824
ecosystem change
All ecological change is either primary or secondary succession.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
4,553
NDQ_008826
ecosystem change
Wind and water help weather rock and form soil in primary succession.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
4,554
NDQ_008827
ecosystem change
Plants can grow in an area only after soil has formed.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
4,555
NDQ_008828
ecosystem change
Most ecosystems change continuously.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
4,556
NDQ_008829
ecosystem change
Two types of ecological succession are primary succession and climax succession.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
4,557
NDQ_008830
ecosystem change
Trees usually colonize an area before small plants such as grasses.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
4,558
NDQ_008831
ecosystem change
Primary succession may occur following a landslide or the retreat of a glacier.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
4,559
NDQ_008832
ecosystem change
Ecological succession always ends at a final, stable state.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
4,560
NDQ_008833
ecosystem change
Most ecosystems have climax communities.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
4,561
NDQ_008834
ecosystem change
As plants grow and die, they improve the soil by adding organic matter.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
4,562
NDQ_008835
ecosystem change
Primary succession occurs more quickly than secondary succession.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
4,563
NDQ_008836
ecosystem change
Which events would most likely produce conditions where primary succession would occur?
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null
Multiple Choice
a. plowing by a farmer, b. retreating of a glacier, c. flooding by a river, d. burning of a forest
b
4,564
NDQ_008837
ecosystem change
In primary succession, the first few species to colonize the area
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. can live on rock., b. weather rock., c. help form soil., d. all of the above
d
4,565
NDQ_008838
ecosystem change
During primary succession, the first plants to live in the area
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. must be able to grow in thin, poor soil., b. use up all the organic matter in the soil., c. prevent trees from moving into the area., d. are usually tall plants such as shrubs.
a
4,566
NDQ_008839
ecosystem change
Which statement about secondary succession is false?
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. It is faster than primary succession., b. The soil is already in place., c. Pioneer species include plants., d. none of the above
d
4,567
NDQ_008840
ecosystem change
Which statement applies to most ecosystems?
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null
Multiple Choice
a. They rarely change., b. They reach a final, stable community., c. They change continuously., d. They are rarely disturbed.
c
4,568
NDQ_008841
ecosystem change
Adding organic matter to soil
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. improves soil quality., b. helps soil hold water., c. may allow shrubs and trees to grow., d. all of the above
d
4,569
NDQ_008842
ecosystem change
Pioneer species
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null
Multiple Choice
a. are the same in primary and secondary succession., b. always include plants such as grasses., c. are always the first species to colonize a disturbed area., d. all of the above
c
4,570
NDQ_008843
ecosystem change
__type of succession that occurs in a formerly inhabited area
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null
Multiple Choice
a. a.secondary succession, b. b.forest fire, c. c.ecological succession, d. d.climax community, e. e.pioneer species, f. f.primary succession, g. g.landslide
a
4,571
NDQ_008844
ecosystem change
__theoretical, final stable state of an ecosystem
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. a.secondary succession, b. b.forest fire, c. c.ecological succession, d. d.climax community, e. e.pioneer species, f. f.primary succession, g. g.landslide
d
4,572
NDQ_008845
ecosystem change
__first species to colonize a disturbed area
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. a.secondary succession, b. b.forest fire, c. c.ecological succession, d. d.climax community, e. e.pioneer species, f. f.primary succession, g. g.landslide
e
4,573
NDQ_008846
ecosystem change
__type of succession that occurs in an area that has never before been colonized
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. a.secondary succession, b. b.forest fire, c. c.ecological succession, d. d.climax community, e. e.pioneer species, f. f.primary succession, g. g.landslide
f
4,574
NDQ_008847
ecosystem change
__possible cause of primary succession
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. a.secondary succession, b. b.forest fire, c. c.ecological succession, d. d.climax community, e. e.pioneer species, f. f.primary succession, g. g.landslide
g
4,575
NDQ_008848
ecosystem change
__any change over time in the numbers and types of species in an ecosystem
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. a.secondary succession, b. b.forest fire, c. c.ecological succession, d. d.climax community, e. e.pioneer species, f. f.primary succession, g. g.landslide
c
4,576
NDQ_008849
ecosystem change
__possible cause of secondary succession
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. a.secondary succession, b. b.forest fire, c. c.ecological succession, d. d.climax community, e. e.pioneer species, f. f.primary succession, g. g.landslide
b
4,577
NDQ_008979
biodiversity and extinction
Which of the following types of ecosystems has the greatest biodiversity?
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null
Multiple Choice
a. tropical dry forest, b. temperate rainforest, c. coral reef, d. savannah
c
4,578
NDQ_008982
biodiversity and extinction
Wild species of living things provide human beings with
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null
Multiple Choice
a. drugs., b. dyes., c. food., d. all of the above
d
4,579
NDQ_008983
biodiversity and extinction
Which statement about extinction is false?
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. Extinction is the ultimate fate of almost all species., b. Dozens of species are currently going extinct every day., c. A total of three mass extinctions occurred on Earth in the past., d. Past mass extinctions were caused by geologic and climatic events.
c
4,580
NDQ_008986
biodiversity and extinction
Which animals have high rates of extinction today because they are particularly sensitive to environmental toxins?
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. fish, b. amphibians, c. reptiles, d. insects
b
4,581
NDQ_008988
biodiversity and extinction
Plants help protect the environment by
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. removing oxygen from the air., b. reducing erosion of the soil., c. fixing nitrogen in the soil., d. two of the above
b
4,582
NDQ_008993
biodiversity and extinction
Biodiversity is an important natural resource.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
4,583
NDQ_008996
biodiversity and extinction
Scientists have already discovered most of the species that are alive today.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
4,584
NDQ_008998
biodiversity and extinction
Scientists estimate that there are a total of 100 million species currently in existence.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
4,585
NDQ_008999
biodiversity and extinction
Products that living things provide include rubber, dyes, and adhesives.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
4,586
NDQ_009000
biodiversity and extinction
Scientists have identified about 7.9 million living species.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
4,587
NDQ_009001
biodiversity and extinction
Wild organisms maintain a valuable pool of genetic variation.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
4,588
NDQ_009002
biodiversity and extinction
More than half of the most important prescription drugs come from wild species.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
4,589
NDQ_009003
biodiversity and extinction
Microorganisms purify water and decompose organic matter.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
4,590
NDQ_009004
biodiversity and extinction
Amphibians are particularly sensitive to environmental toxins because of their permeable skin.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
4,591
NDQ_009005
biodiversity and extinction
Most domestic species have been bred to be genetically variable.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
4,592
NDQ_009006
biodiversity and extinction
Predatory birds and spiders increase the need for chemical pesticides.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
4,593
NDQ_009007
biodiversity and extinction
About half of the wetlands in the U.S. have already been destroyed.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
4,594
NDQ_009008
biodiversity and extinction
__species that is introduced to a new habitat where it never existed before
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. a.biodiversity, b. b.exotic species, c. c.pollination, d. d.extinction, e. e.habitat loss, f. f.mass extinction, g. g.coral reef
b
4,595
NDQ_009009
biodiversity and extinction
__extinction event in which many species go extinct around the same time
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. a.biodiversity, b. b.exotic species, c. c.pollination, d. d.extinction, e. e.habitat loss, f. f.mass extinction, g. g.coral reef
f
4,596
NDQ_009010
biodiversity and extinction
__variety of life and its processes
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. a.biodiversity, b. b.exotic species, c. c.pollination, d. d.extinction, e. e.habitat loss, f. f.mass extinction, g. g.coral reef
a
4,597
NDQ_009011
biodiversity and extinction
__complete dying out of a species
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. a.biodiversity, b. b.exotic species, c. c.pollination, d. d.extinction, e. e.habitat loss, f. f.mass extinction, g. g.coral reef
d
4,598
NDQ_009012
biodiversity and extinction
__one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. a.biodiversity, b. b.exotic species, c. c.pollination, d. d.extinction, e. e.habitat loss, f. f.mass extinction, g. g.coral reef
g
4,599
NDQ_009013
biodiversity and extinction
__single biggest cause of extinction at present
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. a.biodiversity, b. b.exotic species, c. c.pollination, d. d.extinction, e. e.habitat loss, f. f.mass extinction, g. g.coral reef
e