Ecosystems and Earth Science

Organisms that eat only plants can be called:

The folding process in rocks is caused by:

Which of the following layers of the Earth is solid and comprised mostly of iron?

There are more organisms at the bottom of the energy pyramid because:

What are the reactants in photosynthesis:

Which of the following are the key products of cellular respiration?

Select the true statement from the following.

The Earth’s crust consists of a number of pieces called:

The following is an example of competition between species:

It is thought all continents once joined to form a super continent. What was it called?

Which of the following is not a type of plate boundary?

Which of the following relationships is non-symbiotic:

The green pigment that absorbs visible light is:

As it transfers along a food chain, the total amount of chemical energy available to organisms:

Which of the following statements about ecosystems is true?

Which of the following boundaries is most likely to produce high mountain ranges?

Which of the following results from the collision of continental plates?

The process used by plants to convert energy from the sun into chemical energy is:

Which of the following events do not take place in the Earth’s crust?

The outer layer of the Earth is called the:

Which boundary type is most likely to create oceans?

The breakdown of dead organisms is largely the responsibility of:

Which one of the following food chains is correct with reference to the food web shown?

Earthquakes occur in Australia because:

The inner core of the earth consists of solid:

In the capture-recapture formula (population estimate = N₁ x N₂ /M₂) M₂ stands for:

Quadrats are useful in ecological surveys for counting mobile animals.

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

A subduction zone is formed when:

Volcanoes form:

Which one of the following is not a reason why introduced rabbits are a problem in Australian ecosystems?

Which two theories contribute to explain plate tectonics?

identify an abiotic component of the natural environment