The chemical energy that is not converted to new biomass in the process of energy transfer between trophic levels in an ecosystem is finally:
1. removed in the feces
2. recycled by decomposers
3. used by heterotrophs to thermoregulate.
4. dissipated into space as heat

Subtopic:  Energy Flow |
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The percent of the sun’s energy captured by plants is approximately:

 
1. 1% 2. 10%
3. 20% 4. 50%
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Aquatic ecosystems that are most adversely affected by acid are those that lack:
1. calcium
2. carbonic acid
3. nitrate
4. bicarbonate

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The largest net primary production of the Earth is contributed by:
1. savanna
2. salt marsh
3. open ocean
4. tropical rainforest

Subtopic:  Ecosystem Productivity |

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An example of primary succession would be:

1. Soil formation in the crater of an extinct volcano
2. Growth of a pine forest after a fire
3. Restoration of grass on a former agricultural field
4. Starfish colonizing on a coral reef

Subtopic:  Ecological Succession (OLD NCERT) |
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The residual, after autotrophic respiration is subtracted from GPP, is:

1.secondary productivity2.net primary productivity
3.standing crop biomass4.chemosynthesis

Subtopic:  Ecosystem Productivity |
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Energy and nutrients enter an ecosystem and hence in a community through:
1. Producers
2. Consumers
3. Detritivores
4. Apex predators

Subtopic:  Energy Flow |
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The prime driving force for the water cycle is:

1.  evapotranspiration from plants
2.  rainfall
3.  snowmelt
4.  percolation of water through the soil
Subtopic:  Mineral Cycling & Ecosystem Services (OLD NCERT) |
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The producers in aquatic ecosystems include all except:

1.  cyanobacteria 2.  algae
3.  plants 4.  zooplankton
Subtopic:  Energy Flow |
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Early seral communities in secondary succession are less productive than in later stages because:

1. early seral communities are prone to invasion and disturbance by other species of plants
2. low biomass means less productivity
3. weedy early seral communities make habitat inhospitable for more productive species
4. early seral stages are more sensitive to nutrient deficiencies

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