Trophic Levels and Food Webs — Unit test Answers

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Which of the following statements about entropy is true?

A
Entropy increases going from one trophic level to another.
B
Increases in entropy lead to reversible processes.
C
A system’s work output is limited when changes in entropy do not occur.
D
All of the above
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For the following organisms, choose the correct order of increasing trophic level.

A
fungi, deer, wolf and grass
B
fungi, grass, wolf and deer
C
grass, deer, wolf and fungi
D
grass, fungi, wolf and deer
5

Which statement describes both a positive impact and a negative impact associated with the effects of nitrogen-enhanced fertilizers?

A
They increase polluted runoff and damage drinking water.
B
They increase plant growth and damage drinking water.
C
They increase denitrifying bacteria and increase plant growth.
D
They increase both limiting resources and denitrifying bacteria.
8

Both photosynthesis and cellular respiration are part of the carbon cycle. Which statement best compares these two processes?

A
Both release carbon dioxide as waste.
B
Both provide organisms with usable energy.
C
Both add bacteria to the soil.
D
Both require fixation in order to convert molecules.
9

Which statement describes the relationship between plants, animals, and the carbon cycle?

A
Plants use carbon and release oxygen, and animals release carbon and use oxygen.
B
Animals fix carbon and release oxygen, and plants release carbon and use oxygen.
C
Animals fix carbon through respiration, and plants fix carbon through photosynthesis.
D
Plants use carbon when they decompose, and animals release carbon when they decompose.
10

Energy in an ecosystem flows directly from _______.

A
producers to tertiary consumers
B
producers to secondary consumers
C
tertiary consumers to secondary consumers
D
secondary consumers to tertiary consumers
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What would most likely happen if there were no condensation stage in the water cycle?

A
Water could not convert from a gas to a liquid.
B
Water could not convert from a liquid to a gas.
C
Water could not convert from transpiration to evaporation.
D
Water could not convert from precipitation to evaporation.

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