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Which of the following statements is true?

A
The nitrogen cycle is the most important cycle for life.
B
The oxygen cycle is the least important cycle for life.
C
Life can be sustained without any of the cycles for life present.
D
All cycles of matter are equally important for life to be sustained.
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Which of the following does not take place in the water cycle?

A
precipitation
B
evaporation
C
carbonation
D
condensation
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Which of the following is a possible source of water pollution?

A
storms
B
factories
C
farms
D
all of the above
4

A quaternary consumer species would be expected to have a smaller population than a secondary consumer species.

A
T
B
F
5

The majority of water on the Earth is usable by plants and animals.

A
T
B
F
6

Which of the following statements about energy and trophic levels is not true?

A
The amount of available energy decreases at each higher trophic level.
B
The energy conversion efficiency decreases at higher trophic levels.
C
The net production of energy is higher at lower trophic levels.
D
None of the above
7

Which of the following organisms is located only in the 3rd trophic level of the soil food web?

A
bacteria
B
fungi
C
protozoa
D
nematodes
8

While trees are not the largest level in the pyramid of numbers, they are still the base for both the pyramids of biomass and pyramids of energy.

A
T
B
F
9

Moving through trophic levels _______.

A
energy decreases
B
entropy increases
C
biomass decreases
D
all of the above
10

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria convert atmospheric nitrogen into forms of nitrogen that living things can use. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
T
B
F
11

It is advantageous for a predator to prey exclusively on a single prey species.

A
T
B
F
12

Ice does not need to melt into liquid water before it can return to the atmosphere as water vapor.

A
T
B
F
13

Water stored in snow and ice can return directly to the atmosphere through the process of sublimation. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
T
B
F
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Explain how trees can be producers and yet the smallest trophic level in a pyramid of numbers.

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If a deer eats grass, what percentage of energy will the deer acquire from the grass?

A
0.1 percent
B
1 percent
C
10 percent
D
100 percent

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