Question 1

Each chemical element cycles between three different pools of the biogeochemical cycle: the exchange pool, biomass, and reservoir. Match each of the following to the pool in which it would be classified. Answers may be used more than once.
A) exchange pool
B) biomass
C) reservoir
-minerals in solid rock

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

Match the following.
-a cow feeding on grass in a field
A)herbivore
B)decomposer, carnivore
C)omnivore
D)producer

Accepted Answer

A cow feeding on grass is an herbivore because it primarily eats plants.

Question 3

Each chemical element cycles between three different pools of the biogeochemical cycle: the exchange pool, biomass, and reservoir. Match each of the following to the pool in which it would be classified. Answers may be used more than once.
A) exchange pool
B) biomass
C) reservoir
-carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

Accepted Answer

The answer of Each chemical element cycles between three different...

Question 4

Match the following.
-a human eating a dinner of broccoli, baked potatoes, and steak
A)herbivore
B)decomposer, carnivore
C)omnivore
D)producer

Accepted Answer

A human eating a dinner of broccoli, baked potatoes, and steak is an omnivore because they consume both plant-based foods (broccoli and potatoes) and animal-based food (steak).

Question 5

Each chemical element cycles between three different pools of the biogeochemical cycle: the exchange pool, biomass, and reservoir. Match each of the following to the pool in which it would be classified. Answers may be used more than once.
A) exchange pool
B) biomass
C) reservoir
-a deer eating grass

Accepted Answer

The answer of Each chemical element cycles between three different...

Question 6

The size of a population of a given species that can be indefinitely sustained by an ecosystem is its ________.

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Question 7

The number of offspring produced by each reproducing member of a species, the ratio of males to females, and the time it takes offspring to become reproductively mature are determinants of the ________ of a population.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The number of offspring produced by each...

Question 8

The point at which the number of births equals the number of deaths is called ________.

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Question 9

The study of the relationship between living organisms and their physical environment is called ________.

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Question 10

Biogeochemical cycles that involve exchange between living organisms and atmospheric gases are called ________ cycles.

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Question 11

The type of location where a species lives is its ________.

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Question 12

During photosynthesis, high-energy carbohydrates are produced during the ________.

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Question 13

The process by which there is a natural sequence of change in the type of organisms within a particular community is called ________.

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Question 14

The ________ is an organism's role in its community.

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Question 15

Factors in the environment that limit the ability of a species to meet its biotic potential are known as ________ factors.

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Question 16

In a given geographic location, the combination of all living organisms plus the physical environment in which they live is termed a(n) ________.

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Question 17

Excess sugar produced by plants is stored in the form of ________ in cells of their seeds, fruits, or roots.

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Question 18

Each chemical element cycles between three different pools of the biogeochemical cycle: the exchange pool, biomass, and reservoir. Match each of the following to the pool in which it would be classified. Answers may be used more than once.
A) exchange pool
B) biomass
C) reservoir
-carbon-containing compounds in fossil fuels

Accepted Answer

The answer of Each chemical element cycles between three different...

Question 19

Match the following.
-a plant producing high-energy carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water, using energy from the sun
A)herbivore
B)decomposer, carnivore
C)omnivore
D)producer

Accepted Answer

A producer is an organism, typically a plant, that produces high-energy carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water using energy from the sun through the process of photosynthesis.

Question 20

For an organism reaching its biotic potential, the growth rate is characterized by a(n) ________ curve.

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Quiz 23: Ecosystems and Populations

Match the following. -a cow feeding on grass in a field

Match the following. -a human eating a dinner of broccoli, baked potatoes, and steak

The size of a population of a given species that can be indefinitely sustained by an ecosystem is its ________.

The number of offspring produced by each reproducing member of a species, the ratio of males to females, and the time it takes offspring to become reproductively mature are determinants of the ________ of a population.

The point at which the number of births equals the number of deaths is called ________.

The study of the relationship between living organisms and their physical environment is called ________.

Biogeochemical cycles that involve exchange between living organisms and atmospheric gases are called ________ cycles.

The type of location where a species lives is its ________.

During photosynthesis, high-energy carbohydrates are produced during the ________.

The process by which there is a natural sequence of change in the type of organisms within a particular community is called ________.

The ________ is an organism's role in its community.

Factors in the environment that limit the ability of a species to meet its biotic potential are known as ________ factors.

In a given geographic location, the combination of all living organisms plus the physical environment in which they live is termed a(n) ________.

Excess sugar produced by plants is stored in the form of ________ in cells of their seeds, fruits, or roots.

Match the following. -a plant producing high-energy carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water, using energy from the sun

For an organism reaching its biotic potential, the growth rate is characterized by a(n) ________ curve.