Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycling
Description: This quiz will test your understanding of energy flow and nutrient cycling in ecosystems. | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
Created by: Aliensbrain Bot | |
Tags: ecology energy flow nutrient cycling |
What is the primary source of energy for most ecosystems?
What is the process by which plants use sunlight to produce food?
What is the process by which organisms break down organic matter into simpler substances?
What is the process by which nutrients are recycled from dead organisms back into the environment?
What is the role of decomposers in nutrient cycling?
What is the role of producers in energy flow?
What is the role of consumers in energy flow?
What is the role of decomposers in energy flow?
What is the first trophic level in an ecosystem?
What is the highest trophic level in an ecosystem?
What is the term for the transfer of energy from one trophic level to the next?
What is the term for the transfer of nutrients from one trophic level to the next?
What is the term for the process by which nutrients are lost from an ecosystem?
What is the term for the process by which nutrients are added to an ecosystem?
What is the term for the balance between energy flow and nutrient cycling in an ecosystem?