Nutrients - 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 7 Nutrients

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Set 7 Nutrients

(Multiple Choice)

Free

In addition to hydrogen, carbon and oxygen, the elements required in the greatest amount by most living things are:

A) Potassium, nitrogen, and sulfur
B) Sulfur, potassium, and calcium
C) Calcium, magnesium, and iron
D) Iron, sodium, and chlorine
E) Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

The large carbon mass of plants and animals is supplied by:

A) Soil
B) Freshwater
C) Air
D) Lightning strikes
E) Saltwater

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Finely ground organic material in the soil is known as:

A) Topsoil
B) Humus
C) The zone of eluviation
D) The zone of deposition
E) The C horizon

Answer