BIO Quiz

Think About It…. Some carbon exists in the atmosphere. In what form does it exist?

(a)  

Think About It…. How is this atmospheric carbon harvested from the atmosphere?

(a)  

Think About It…. What specific process is used to capture carbon during photosynthesis?

(a)  

Food chains identify the steps of energy transfer The robin is a…

• Primary producer

• Primary consumer

• Secondary consumer

• Tertiary consumer

• Quaternary consumer

Wolves don't eat cottonwood, so the wolf population does not affect the cottonwood population.

• True

• False

What can be said about the graph?

• If we change nothing about our behavior, the red line predicts the change in temp.

• Even taking extreme measures will still result in a temp increase.

• The earth used to cool on its own.

• All of the above

The minnow fry is a…

• Primary producer

• Primary consumer

• Secondary consumer

• Tertiary consumer

Succession after Mt. St. Helens’ eruption 1985 2002 Succession produces a change in species composition This is an example of…

• Primary succession

• Secondary succession

Why are not all forest fires bad? (Oh no...was Smokey Bear wrong?)

• Forest fires can remove the soil and lead to primary succession, paving the way for new species.

• Forest fires help "level the playing field" by clearing out potentially dominating species, thereby increasing species richness and diversity.

• Forest fires can target keystone species.

• Smokey was right! They are bad!

A human eating a salad would be a…

• Primary producer

• Detritivore

• Secondary consumer

• Tertiary consumer

• Primary consumer