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Introductory Biology

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Set 45 Community And Ecosystem Ecology

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Question 1

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Energy flow in an ecosystem is NOT cyclic because energy is

A)destroyed as it is used.
B)evenly spread out over many organisms.
C)converted to many kinds of useful energy.
D)increased as you go up the energy pyramid.
E)converted to heat,which is no longer useful.

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Question 2

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Is it possible that the carbon atoms in your body may have once made up the living tissues of another person or animal in earlier times? This is

A)possible only if you are a cannibal.
B)possible since carbon cycles through the biosphere.
C)impossible since carbon can't enter a living system more than once.
D)highly unlikely since carbon is always tied up in molecules in organisms or minerals.

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Question 3

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Which of the following statements about the value of the nitrogen cycle to an ecosystem is NOT true?

A)Denitrification removes nitrogen from the atmosphere and converts it to a form that plants can use.
B)Nitrogen fixation can occur in aquatic systems or in soil bacteria.
C)Nitrification occurs as ammonium is converted to nitrate.
D)Nitrification occurs as nitrogen gas is converted to nitrate.
E)Both ammonium and nitrate ions are highly water-soluble

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