Biomass Production - Ecology Global Insights | Biology+

Course

Ecology

Study Pack

Set 1: An Introduction to Ecology

Set 2: Population Genetics

Set 3: Natural Selection, Speciation, and Extinction

Set 4: Behavioral Ecology

Set 5: Temperature

Set 7: Nutrients

Set 8: Demographic Techniques and Population Patterns

Set 9: Life Tables and Demography

Set 10: Population Growth

Set 11: Competition and Coexistence

Set 12: Facilitation

Set 13: Predation

Set 14: Herbivory

Set 15: Parasitism

Set 16: Population Regulation

Set 17: Species Diversity

Set 18: Species Richness Patterns

Set 19: Species Richness and Community Services

Set 20: Succession

Set 21: Island Biogeography

Set 22: Terrestrial Biomes

Set 23: Marine Biomes

Set 24: Freshwater Biomes

Set 25: Food Webs and Energy Flow

Set 26: Biomass Production

Set 27: Biogeochemical Cycles

Set 26 Biomass Production

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Set 26 Biomass Production

(Multiple Choice)

Free

If gross primary production is 20mg/C/ha/yr and the energy lost in plant cellular respiration is 15 mg/C/ha/yr then what is the net primary production in mg/C/ha/yr?

A) 5
B) 35
C) 0.75
D) 1.33
E) 300

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

The efficiency of gross primary production is greatest in

A) Desert plants
B) Coniferous trees
C) Phytoplankton
D) Deciduous trees
E) Herbs

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

The two most important factors limiting primary production in aquatic environments are

A) Temperature and nutrients
B) Water availability and temperature
C) Light and nutrient availability
D) Salinity and pH
E) Temperature and salinity

Answer