APES- test 1

Of the following, which occupies the lowest trophic level?

• Spider
• Bat
• Rabbit
• Tiger

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In this Food Web Pyramid Which type of consumer gets only 10% of the energy stored in plants?

• Herbivore
• Carnivore
• Omnivore
• Top carnivore

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Humans impose the largest negative impact on the carbon cycle by ________________

• cultivating crops
• burning fossil fuels
• harnessing solar power
• mining

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Nitrogen becomes available to plants by all of the following processes EXCEPT

• ammonification 
• denitrification by denitrifiying bacteria
• nitrification by nitrifying bacteria
• nitrogen fixation in plant nodules

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As it moves through the various food web, energy

• is lost
• is gained
• stays the same
• none of these

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Which species is the producer?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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.What is the effect of deforestation on the carbon cycle? 

•  Increase in the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere  
• Decrease in the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere 
• Increase in the amount of photosynthesis 
• Deforestation has no impact on the carbon cycle 

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Which element is the most abundant in the atmosphere? 

• Carbon
• Hydrogen
• oxygen
• Nitrogen

Use the 10% rule and the pyramid 
How many kcal will become incorporated in the tissues of the tertiary consumers?

• 5,000 kcal
• 500 kcal
• 50,000 kcal
• 50 kcal

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The step in the nitrogen cycle where bacteria convert ammonia (NH₃) to nitrate (NO₃^-) is:

• nitrification
• ammonification
• nitrogen fixation
• assimilation

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