MC1
From Nutrient Cycle POGIL
How do humans use the materials in the carbon sink?
A. Humans use the materials in the carbon sink as energy sources.
B. Humans do not use the materials in the carbon sink.
C. Humans use the materials in the carbon sink to fill holes beneath the surface of the Earth.
D. Humans use the materials in the carbon sink to clean the air.
E. Humans use the materials in the carbon sink by converting them to air.
A. Humans use the materials in the carbon sink as energy sources.
The following multiple choice question is based on The Nutrient Cycles POGIL completed in class. Nitrogen in the atmosphere exists in the form of _____.
A. NO2
B. NO3-
C. NH4+
D. NH3
E. N2
E. N2
Consumers that get their nutrients by breaking down nonliving organic matter.
Decomposer
A sequence of organisms that serves as source of food or Energy for the next level of organisms.
Food chain
Water that seeps deeper through the soil.
Grounwater
From Nutrient Cycle POGIL
Which of the following fossil fuels is NOT stored in the carbon sink?
B. Oil
C. Peat
D. Natural gas
E. Water
E. Water
Which of the following is correct?
A. A food chain is a complex network of ecosystems.
B. A food web is a complex network of food chains.
C. A food web is a complex network of producers.
D. A food chain is a complex network of food webs.
E. A food web is a complex network of ecosystems.
B. A food web is a complex network of food chains.
Organisms that cannot produce their own food.
Consumer
The rate at which producers convert radiant energy into chemical energy.
Gross primary productivity
The cycle that collects, purifies, and distributes Earth’s fixed supply
of water.
Hydrological Cycle
With each transfer of energy from one trophic level to the next, about _____ of the energy is lost.
A. 40%
B. 90%
C. 20%
D. 10%
E. 60%
B. 90%
Cows eating grass are categorized as which trophic level?
A. Primary consumer.
B. Secondary consumer.
C. Producer.
D. Tertiary consumer.
E. Top predator.
A. Primary consumer.
Process by which producers change radiant energy to chemical energy.
Photosynthesis
A complex network of interconnected food chains.
Food Web
The storage area that collects ground water and is made up of layers sand, gravel, and water-bearing rock.
Aquifer
Which equation best represents NPP, or net primary productivity?
A. sun’s energy - chemical energy + cellular respiration
B. sun’s energy - ( chemical energy - cellular respiration)
C. (sun’s energy-> chemical energy) + cellular respiration
D. (sun’s energy-> chemical energy) - cellular respiration
E. sun’s energy + chemical energy + cellular respiration
D. (sun’s energy-> chemical energy) - cellular respiration
Which two processes are ways in which water is converted to vapor?
A. Transpiration and evaporation
B. Transpiration and precipitation
C. Precipitation and groundwater flow
D. Evaporation and absorption
E. Surface runoff and percolation
A. Transpiration and evaporation
Organisms such as plants that make the food they need from soil, carbon dioxide in air, and water using the sun’s energy.
Producer
The rate at which producers use photosynthesis to produce & store chemical energy minus the rate at which they use some of this stored chemical energy through respiration.
Net Primary Productivity
The cycle through which carbon is circulated through the biosphere, atmosphere, and parts of the geosphere and hydrosphere.
Carbon Cycle
FROM POGIL
When precipitation reaches a land surface, it can result either in infiltration that replenishes groundwater or in
_____ that ends up in lakes and rivers.
A. condensation
B. evaporation
C. runoff
D. respiration
E. transpiration
C. runoff
Which members of the ecosystem transform glucose into carbon dioxide?
A. Bacteria only.
B. Secondary consumers only.
C. Plants only.
D. Primary consumers only.
E. All life forms
C. Plants only.
Consumers that get their nourishment by consuming freshly dead organisms before they are fully
decomposed.
Detritivore
Made mostly of precipitation falling on land & flowing into streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and the oceans.
Surface Runoff
Wastes and dead organisms must be broken down in order for their components to be used again. Which of the following organisms would NOT carry out this process?
A. Tertiary consumers
B. Fungi
C. Bacteria
D. Worms
E. Decomposers
A. Tertiary consumers
Humans are altering the carbon cycle by _____.
A. burning fossil fuels, which adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
B. increasing their population, which reduces carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
C. extracting fossil fuels from the ground, which removes carbon from the system.
D. killing off large numbers of animals, which reduces the amount of carbon in the system.
E. growing crops, which increases the amount of carbon in the system.
A. burning fossil fuels, which adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
The feeding level to which ecologists assign organisms.
Trophic Level
The cycle through which nitrogen is changed into something that can be useable by plants and other organisms.
Nitrogen Cycle
Aerobic respiration uses _____ to convert glucose (or other organic nutrient molecules) into carbon dioxide and water.
A. Calcium
B. Sulfur
C. Nitrogen
D. Oxygen
E. Phosphorus
D. Oxygen
Which of the following is NOT a type of bacteria used on the nitrogen cycle?
A. Ammonium bacteria.
B. Nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
C. Nitrifying bacteria.
D. Denitrifying bacteria.
E. Decomposing bacteria.
A. Ammonium bacteria.
Breakdown glucose without oxygen to produce energy.
Anaerobic Respiration
Which of the following best explains the difference between organic and inorganic in the context of The
Nutrient Cycle POGIL?
A. Something organic is natural and something inorganic is not natural.
B. Something organic is free of chemicals and something inorganic has chemicals.
C. Something organic is/was living (biotic) and something inorganic is not living (abiotic).
D. Something organic is a producer and something inorganic is a consumer.
E. Something organic has organs and something inorganic has no organs.
C. Something organic is/was living (biotic) and something inorganic is not living (abiotic).
Organisms that feed on the wastes or dead bodies of other organisms are best described as _____.
A. herbivores
B. omnivores
C. autotrophs
D. detritivores
E. carnivores
D. detritivores
Secondary and tertiary consumers that feed on plants and animals.
Omnivores
The following multiple choice question is based on The Nutrient Cycles POGIL completed in class.
Which of the following is NOT one of the four major areas of water storage on Earth?
A. Surface Water (lakes and rivers)
B. Aquifers
C. Oceans
D. Atmosphere
E. Percolators
D. Atmosphere
Primary consumers that eat mostly green plants or algae.
Herbivores
Secondary and tertiary consumers that feed on other animals.
Carnivores
Uses oxygen and glucose to produce energy
Aerobic respiration