Tag: issues of the environment
Questions Related to issues of the environment
Ecosystems have
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energy inputs and outputs
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nutrient cycling but not outputs
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one trophic level
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both (a) and (b)
An ecosystem consists of both biotic and abiotic components and interactions between them. When the interactions take place there must be some input of energy for example light energy is transferred to plants for performing photosynthesis and if there is an input of energy then there must be a continuous output of energy also.
When we study the full assortment of organisms in an area as well as the abiotic environment that affects them, we are studying the
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populations
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niche
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ecosystem
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community
an ecosystem includes both biotic and abiotic components of an area. Biotic components interact with their surroundings or the abiotic component to form a sustainable environment.
Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given :
Ecosystems are characterized by
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one way flow of energy through the biotic community of an ecosystem
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interactions of organisms among themselves and the physical and chemical environment
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cycling of materials from the abiotic environmnent through the biotic community and back to the abiotic environment
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all of the above
The ecosystem is a self-regulatory and self-sustaining structural and functional unit of the biosphere containing a community of living beings and the physical environment, both interacting and exchanging materials between them. In an ecosystem, energy flow is unidirectional. So, the correct option is "all of the above".
Cropland ecosystem is a natural ecosystem
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True
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False
- Cropland includes areas used for the production of adapted crops for harvest. Two subcategories of cropland are recognized: cultivated and non-cultivated.
- Cultivated cropland comprises land in row crops or close-grown crops and also other cultivated cropland, for example, hay land or pasture land that is in a rotation with row or close-grown crops.
- Non-cultivated cropland includes permanent hay land and horticultural cropland.
- Major natural resource concerns facing cropland include: (1) erosion by wind and water, (2) maintaining and enhancing soil quality, (3) water quality from nutrient and pesticides runoff and leaching, and (4) managing the quantity of water available for irrigation.
An ecosystem is not a self-sufficient unit
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True
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False
An ecosystem is a community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment, interacting as a system. The Sun is the source of energy in most ecosystems. Energy is transferred from the Sun to plants that make their own food. The stored energy in plants is transferred to animals that eat the plants. When organisms die, their bodies decompose, or break down. The materials needed by organisms in an ecosystem are recycled, or used over again.
Anthropogenic ecosystems
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show high degree of nutrient cycling
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show low productivity
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show great biodiversity
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Do not posses self regulatory mechanism
Anthropogenic biomes, also known as anthromes or human biomes, describe the terrestrial biosphere in its contemporary, human-altered from using global ecosystem units defined by global patterns of sustained direct human interaction with ecosystems.
Upper part of sea/aquatic ecosystem contains
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Plankton
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Nekton
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Plankton and nekton
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Benthos
Which is not true regarding ecosystem?
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Self sufficient unit
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Cyclic exchange of materials between living beings and environment
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Only requirement is input of energy
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Characterized by a major vegetation type
An example of an abiotic component
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Plants
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Soil
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Animals
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Bacteria
Ecosystem was first proposed by A.G Tanslay in
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1937
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1935
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1945
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1938