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Ecosystems Quiz

Question 1 of 37

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The solid part of the Earth's surface is called?

Select one of the following:

  • Lithosphere

  • Atmosphere

  • Hydrosphere

  • Biosphere

Explanation

Question 2 of 37

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Oxygen is required by almost all organisms for the process of ____ and is a by-product of ______.

Select one of the following:

  • Photosynthesis, Cellular Respiration

  • Cellular Respiration, Photosynthesis

Explanation

Question 3 of 37

1

The ______ refers to all water on earth in solid, liquid and gaseous forms.

Select one of the following:

  • liquids

  • hydrosphere

  • watershed

Explanation

Question 4 of 37

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An ecosystem is _____ if it can function for long periods of time.

Select one of the following:

  • sustainable

  • efficient

  • durable

Explanation

Question 5 of 37

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The number of animals from a certain specie a ecosystem can support for long periods of time is called the __________ of this ecosystem.

Select one of the following:

  • carrying capacity

  • support number

Explanation

Question 6 of 37

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A ________ ecosystem is another term for a salty ocean ecosystem.

Select one of the following:

  • marine

  • oceanic marine

Explanation

Question 7 of 37

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Most of the light that reaches the earth's surface is absorbed by the ________ and the _________. The radiant energy from the sun is then converted into ______ energy.

Select one of the following:

  • lithosphere, hydrosphere, thermal

  • biosphere, lithosphere, electric

Explanation

Question 8 of 37

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A very small fraction of the light that reaches the earth's surface is absorbed by living organisms through a process called _______,

Select one of the following:

  • Cellular Respiration

  • Photosynthesis

  • Chlorophylication

Explanation

Question 9 of 37

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Why are decomposers important in the carbon and nitrogen cycles? What purpose to the serve?

Select one of the following:

  • They break apart dead plants and animals and allow the nutrients in them to be released back into the soil.

  • They maintain a health amount of nutrients in plants and animals and release the rest into the atmosphere.

Explanation

Question 10 of 37

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What are the reactants needed for photosynthesis?

Select one of the following:

  • Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Water (H20)

  • Water (H20) and Oxygen (02)

Explanation

Question 11 of 37

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What are the reactants necessary for cellular respiration?

Select one of the following:

  • Glucose or sugar (C6 H12 06) and Oxygen (02)

  • Sugar (C6 H12 06) and Water (H20)

Explanation

Question 12 of 37

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What are the product of photosynthesis?

Select one of the following:

  • Glucose (C6 H12 O6) and Oxygen (O2)

  • Water (H20) and Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

Explanation

Question 13 of 37

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What are the products of cellular respiration?

Select one of the following:

  • Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Water (H2O)

  • Hydrogen (H) and Oxygen (O)

Explanation

Question 14 of 37

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In which of the following organism does both photosynthesis and cellular respiration occur?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Beaver

  • Flower

  • Fox

  • Tree

  • All of the above

Explanation

Question 15 of 37

1

Cellular respiration occurs in all organisms.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 16 of 37

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Light is needed for which of the following processes.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Cellular respiration

  • Photosynthesis

  • All of the above

Explanation

Question 17 of 37

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Energy is released in which of the following processes?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Photosynthesis

  • Cellular Respiration

  • Neither

Explanation

Question 18 of 37

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Energy is needed for both photosynthesis and cellular respiration.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 19 of 37

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Only producers require sunlight. All other organisms would be fine without organisms.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 20 of 37

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What is a trophic level?

Select one of the following:

  • A group of animals all from the same specie.

  • A group of animals that acquire their energy in the same fashion.

  • A consumer than only eats meat.

Explanation

Question 21 of 37

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Out of the list of organisms bellow, select the organisms that are producers.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Snail

  • Mushroom

  • Dog

  • Dandelion

  • Rose

  • Blueberry Plant

Explanation

Question 22 of 37

1

Name the four biomes in Canada

Select one of the following:

  • Arctic, Desert, Forest, Marsh

  • Deciduous Forest, Grasslands, Tundra, Boreal Forest

Explanation

Question 23 of 37

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In what biome do do nutrient cycles occur that fastest.

Select one of the following:

  • Tundra

  • Boreal Forest

  • Temperate Deciduous Forest

  • Grasslands

Explanation

Question 24 of 37

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Ecosystem ______ refers to the many benefits that we receive from ecosystems.

Select one of the following:

  • services

  • products

Explanation

Question 25 of 37

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The changes following a destructive event such as a forest fire are part of ___________.

Select one of the following:

  • Primary Succession

  • Secondary Succession

Explanation

Question 26 of 37

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________ occurs when a single large continuous large habitat is split into smaller pieces.

Select one of the following:

  • Fragmentation

  • Division

Explanation

Question 27 of 37

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When an animal is unnaturally introduced into a habitat and is out performing the local animals it becomes _______.

Select one of the following:

  • Rude

  • Intrusive

  • Invasive

Explanation

Question 28 of 37

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What are the five stages of danger for species to be in interns of survival?

Select one of the following:

  • Special Concern, Threatened, Endangered, Extirpated & Extinct

  • Special Concern, Threatened, Endangered, Extirpated & Dead

Explanation

Question 29 of 37

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Which of the following is a cultural ecosystem product or ecosystem service?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Skiing

  • Canoeing

  • Wood and Paper Products

  • Groundwater

  • Seafood

  • Clean Air

Explanation

Question 30 of 37

1

What are the three methods used to control invasive species?

Select one of the following:

  • Mechanical Control, Chemical Control, Biological Control

  • Hunting, Pesticides, Introduction of Species

Explanation

Question 31 of 37

1

An unwanted organisms is called a ______.

Select one of the following:

  • Pest

  • A Joe

Explanation

Question 32 of 37

1

Manure and ground up bone meal would be considered _______ fertilizers.

Select one of the following:

  • natural

  • organic

Explanation

Question 33 of 37

1

Toxins that kill plants, insects and other rodents are called ______.

Select one of the following:

  • Insecticides

  • Pesticides

Explanation

Question 34 of 37

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Some pesticides build up or ________ in living organisms.

Select one of the following:

  • Bioaccumulate

  • Accumulate

Explanation

Question 35 of 37

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_______ pesticides only kill a limited variety of organisms

Select one of the following:

  • Narrow scope pesticides

  • Wide scope pesticides

Explanation

Question 36 of 37

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A ________ is a group of animals that belong to the same specie.

Select one of the following:

  • Community

  • Population

Explanation

Question 37 of 37

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A ________ ecosystem is one that is designed by humans.

Select one of the following:

  • Artificial

  • Man Made

Explanation