APES Miller 15th Chapter 3

______ is an interdisciplinary subject that combines information from the physical sciences and the social sciences to learn how the earth works.

• Ecology

• Environmentalism

• Environmental science

• Conservation

A(n) ______ consists of species interacting with each other and their environment.

• habitat

• population

• community

• ecosystem

Which of the following is an example of a population?

• the bass in a lake

• an ocean

• a patch of woods

• predator and prey in a grassland

Which of the following levels of organization is the most inclusive?

• community

• biosphere

• population

• ecosystem

Which of the following is not one of the three interconnected factors upon which life on earth depends?

• matter cycling

• the one-way flow of energy from the sun

• entropy

• gravity

Most of the solar energy that passes through the atmosphere is

• captured by green plants.

• reflected back into space.

• degraded into infrared radiation.

• used to generate wind.

According to the ______, there is a range for physical conditions and concentrations of substances beyond which no members of a particular species can survive.

• limiting factor principle

• law of tolerance

• law of conservation of mass d. first law of thermodynamics

• first law of thermodynamics

Which of the following is a limiting factor for an aquatic life zone?

• depth of water

• number of species

• size of population

• dissolved oxygen content

Which of the following is not a component of biodiversity?

• chemical diversity

• genetic diversity

• ecological diversity

• species diversity

Phytoplankton in an open water ecosystem are

• secondary consumers.

• primary consumers.

• producers.

• tertiary consumers.