Species richness is.....

The number of species in a given area.

Net Primary Productivity is the..

Rate at which energy is incorporated into a producer's body.

Decreases with increasing latitude

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12 AP Hazlewood Biology: Community Ecology

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1
Succession is always the progression of animals and plants towards a climax community.
False
True
2
Producers will always be greater in biomass than consumers.
True
False
3
The Sorenson Index measures
Population density
Beta diversity
Species richness within a community
Number of species
4
The nitrogen fixing of plants in primary succession is an example of
Succession
Facilitation
Nutrient enhancement
Inhibition
5
Species richness is.....
The diversity of species in a given area.
The amount of animals and plants in a given area.
The number of species in a given area.
The primary producers.
6
The rate at which primary producers turn solar energy into chemical energy is called
Gross primary production
Net primary productivity
Gross primary productivity
Net primary production
7
Regional diversity found over a range of communities or habitats in a geographic region is:
Omega Diversity
Alpha Diversity
Beta Diversity
Gamma Diversity
8
What might initiate primary succession?
Glaciers
Floods
Volcanic Activity
All of the above
9
Net Primary Productivity is the..
Energy requirements a producer needs to grow.
Rate at which energy is incorporated into a producer's body.
Rate at which energy is lost to a producer.
Amount of primary producer biomass.
10
The majority of energy lost between trophic levels is because of:
Death
Photosynthesis
Excretion
Metabolism
11
Species diversity
Decreases with increasing latitude
Increases with increasing latitude
Increases with increasing latitude for plants
Isn’t affected by increasing latitude
12
Carnivorous plants are
Autotrophic
Heterotrophic
Both Autotrophic and Heterotrophic
Neither, they're too peculiar
13
This Animal is considered to be a/an _____ in the food web.
Omnivore
Herbivore
Carnivore
Detritivore

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