Question 1

Phosphorus is needed by living organisms because it is a part of proteins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

How is the nitrogen cycle like the carbon cycle?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both are gaseous cycles.
B)  Both require photosynthesis to utilize the chemical.
C)  Both are lost to the atmosphere during cellular respiration.
D)  Both are stored in fossil fuels.
E)  Neither has a reservoir in naturE.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

Decomposers perform a valuable service because they recycle nutrients.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Organisms that live in an aquatic environment get their carbon from calcium carbonate shells on the bottom instead of from carbon dioxide in the environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Timothy has become a vegan.He does not eat any meat,eggs,milk,or cheese.How would Timothy be classified?

Accepted Answer

A)  producer
B)  herbivore
C)  carnivore
D)  omnivore
E)  detritus feederF) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

Which of the following organisms is a secondary consumer?

Accepted Answer

A)  leaves
B)  caterpillars
C)  sparrows
D)  hawks
E)  eaglesF) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 7

What is the loss of water from plants called?

Accepted Answer

A)  runoff
B)  precipitation
C)  evaporation
D)  transpiration
E)  transferenceF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

A detrital food web and a grazing food web are separate because each starts at a different level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Hail and snow are examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  evaporation.
B)  precipitation.
C)  runoff.
D)  transpiration.
E)  aquifers.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

One of the consequences of building roads,parking lots,and buildings is

Accepted Answer

A)  increased evaporation from the ocean.
B)  decreased precipitation over the oceans and the land.
C)  increased transpiration of plants in the vicinity.
D)  increased runoff into nearby streams,lakes,wetlands,or the ocean.
E)  a decrease in the level of the water tablE.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 11

Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

Accepted Answer

A)  oxygen
B)  carbon dioxide
C)  methane
D)  nitrous oxide
E)  hydrofluorocarbonsF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

Water vapor contributes to global warming.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Both energy and chemicals cycle through an ecosystem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

There is more nitrogen gas in the atmosphere than there is oxygen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The bottom of the ocean floor is not considered part of the biosphere because no sunlight reaches it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Biological magnification occurs as organisms get larger due to increased water,air,and soil pollution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

When water evaporates from the ocean,it leaves the salts behind.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Minerals in rocks are considered what type of component of a chemical cycle?

Accepted Answer

A)  reservoir
B)  exchange pool
C)  biotic community
D)  biotic
E)  none of theseF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

Which term is analogous to the word "niche"?

Accepted Answer

A)  address
B)  job description
C)  properties
D)  needs
E)  desiresF) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 20

Which of the following is not an abiotic component of an ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

A)  decomposers
B)  soil type
C)  amount of rainfall
D)  temperature
E)  amount of sunlightF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Exam 24: Global Ecology and Human Interferences

Hail and snow are examples of

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The bottom of the ocean floor is not considered part of the biosphere because no sunlight reaches it.

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Phosphorus is needed by living organisms because it is a part of proteins.

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Organisms that live in an aquatic environment get their carbon from calcium carbonate shells on the bottom instead of from carbon dioxide in the environment.

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Water vapor contributes to global warming.

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Minerals in rocks are considered what type of component of a chemical cycle?

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What is the loss of water from plants called?

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There is more nitrogen gas in the atmosphere than there is oxygen.

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Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

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A detrital food web and a grazing food web are separate because each starts at a different level.

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Which term is analogous to the word "niche"?

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Both energy and chemicals cycle through an ecosystem.

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Biological magnification occurs as organisms get larger due to increased water,air,and soil pollution.

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Which of the following organisms is a secondary consumer?

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How is the nitrogen cycle like the carbon cycle?

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Decomposers perform a valuable service because they recycle nutrients.

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Which of the following is not an abiotic component of an ecosystem?

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Timothy has become a vegan.He does not eat any meat,eggs,milk,or cheese.How would Timothy be classified?

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When water evaporates from the ocean,it leaves the salts behind.

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One of the consequences of building roads,parking lots,and buildings is

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