BIOLOGY B UNIT 5 QUIZ 1A

Match the following items: 1. Dynamic equilibrium 2. Dependent, competitive 3. Surroundings 4. Microscopic marine plants 5. Organisms and their environment

1. Balance of nature 2. Relationships 3. Environment 4. Phytoplankton 5. Ecosystem

Match the following terms: 1. Bacteria 2. Plant or animal 3. Used to aid or assist 4. Plant eating 5. Living place

1. Decomposer 2. Organism 3. Resource 4. Herbivore 5. Habitat

Energy moves through the plants and animals in an ecosystem by way of... A food chain The sun Phytoplankton Biogeochemical cycles

A food chain

When related to ecology, what is meant by "solar radiation equilibrium"? The complex atmospheric conditions combined with the net influx and radiation outflux The ecosystem of the earth is maintained by the constant heating of the planet The exact incoming solar radiation is necessary for sustaining life None of the above

A) The complex atmospheric conditions combined with the net influx and radiation outflux

What part of an ecosystem could not survive without the other components? Carnivores Herbivores Decomposers Plants

Carnivores

(Select all that apply) The complex process of photosynthesis is responsible for: Converting energy to basic food Producing life Solar energy Maintaining the food chain Creating energy Supplying energy to man

Converting energy to basic food Maintaining the food chain Supplying energy to man

All forms of life on earth are linked together in relationships involving... Food Water Environment Energy

Food

The diversity of plants and animals on Earth is supported by the numerous kinds of _____ available. Food Habitats Nutrients

Habitats

The word ecology is made up of two Greek words, Oikos and logia, which mean... Environmental knowledge Life logic House of logistics House knowledge

House knowledge

Each component of an ecosystem is: Self-sustaining Unrelated Independent Interdependent

Interdependent

Ecology is made up of: Many sciences Mathematics The science of biology Animals

Many sciences

The process of decomposition commonly releases what substance(s) into the environment? Oxygen and Helium Nitrogen and Carbon Neon and Argon Iron and Lead

Nitrogen and Carbon

Some environmental factors can be studied through the use of... Telescopes Electroscopes Astrolabes Space satellites

Space satellites

Phytoplankton affect the ecosystem of the entire earth through... The aquatic food chain The world food chain The oxygen cycle

The oxygen cycle

A habitat is best described as... The place where organisms live The organisms that live in a particular place The factors that control the organisms

The place where organisms live

All forms of life on earth are linked together in some type of food relationship. True False

True

Everything living and nonliving are connected to everything else. True False

True

Nothing is free in nature; what is removed must be replaced. True False

True

The ultimate source of energy for physical life on earth is the sun. True False

True

Unnatural occurrences can have the most significant impact on an ecosystem. True False

True