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Ecology

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Set 17 Energy Flow And Trophic Structure

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Question 1

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The total rate of energy capture by autotrophs is

A) net primary production.
B) secondary production.
C) gross primary production.
D) always less than that of heterotrophs.
E) none of the above

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Question 2

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Which of the following is an electron donor in chemoautotrophs?

A) NO32-
B) CO2
C) SO42-
D) H2S
E) none of the above

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Question 3

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The evolution of photosynthesis

A) could only have happened on land.
B) led to more complex life forms.
C) led to the evolution of cyanobacteria.
D) arose at deep hydrothermal vents.
E) none of the above

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