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Assignment#14 (10 pts) Chapter 17 (Ecosystems & Communities) NAME:1. Which of the following is an abiotic component of the ecosystem on the body of a large weevil?a. Sunlightb. Microscopic invertebratesc. Lichend. Both a. and b.2. Which city’s climate is moderated by its proximity to water?a. Las Vegas, NVb. Dallas, TXc. Nashville, TNd. Los Angeles, CAe. Minneapolis, MN3. This biome gets little rainfall and has a high rate of evaporation.a. Tropical forestb. Temperate grasslandc. Temperate deciduous forestd. Desert4. Which of the following ultimately feeds at every trophic level?a. Producerb. Primary consumerc. Secondary consumerd. Tertiary consumere. Decomposers/Detritivores5. Which essential chemical must be “fixed” by soil-dwelling bacteria before it can enter the food chain?a. Carbonb. Nitrogenc. Phosphorousd. Both a. and b.6. Hagfish eject slime into a predator’s mouth, causing the predator to gag and release the hagfish. This is an example of which type of defense?a. Mechanicalb. Fighting backc. Chemicald. Camouflagee. Escaping7. What does each pie slice represent?a. Amount of energy available to support each trophic levelb. Amount of energy that can be converted to biomass at a higher trophic levelc. Amount of energy available from the sund. Inefficiency of energy flow from one trophic level to the next8. Which series of colonization events is an example of primary succession?a. Lava field fungi/lichen grassb. Fallow field weeds shrubs treesc. Forest consisting of mostly tall treesd. Both a. and b.9. Energy flows from one trophic level in the food chain to another, at each level only _____% (10, 1, 90) of the energy or biomass is transferred efficiently for use in the next level. The rest is either expended by cellular respiration or lost as feces.10. Chemical fertilizers:a. supplement carbon fixation by crops.b. cause eutrophication.c. provide additional nitrogen for crops.d. provide additional phosphorous for crops.e. Only b. c. and d.
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