E&S 1

Which model represents the feeding relationships within an ecosystem?

• The Ecological Pyramid Model

• The Food Web Model

• The Gaia Hypothesis

• The Biogeochemical Cycle Model

Which cycle involves the movement of elements like carbon and nitrogen through an ecosystem?

• The Ecological Pyramid Model

• The Biogeochemical Cycle Model

• The Island Biogeography Model

• The DPSIR Model

Which model is used to understand the maximum population size an environment can support?

• The Food Web Model

• The Carrying Capacity Model

• The Ecological Footprint Model

• The Resilience Model

What does the Gaia Hypothesis suggest?

• The Earth is a self-regulating system

• Ecosystem services are essential for human survival

• Food webs show energy flow

• Island size affects species diversity

Which model illustrates the energy flow through different trophic levels?

• The Biogeochemical Cycle Model

• The DPSIR Model

• The Ecological Pyramid Model

• The Resilience Model

What does the DPSIR model stand for?

• Drivers, Pressures, State, Impact, Response

• Development, Production, Sustainability, Integration, Resources

• Data, Process, Systems, Influence, Regulation

• Dynamics, Patterns, Stability, Input, Recovery

Which model focuses on the benefits that humans obtain from ecosystems?

• The Ecological Pyramid Model

• The Food Web Model

• The Ecosystem Services Model

• The Carrying Capacity Model

Which model explains species diversity on islands based on island size and distance from the mainland?

• The Island Biogeography Model

• The Resilience Model

• The Biogeochemical Cycle Model

• The Gaia Hypothesis

Which model is used to analyze the capacity of ecosystems to recover from disturbances?

• The Food Web Model

• The Resilience Model

• The DPSIR Model

• The Ecosystem Services Model

In the Biogeochemical Cycle Model, which process returns nitrogen to the atmosphere?

• Photosynthesis

• Denitrification

• Nitrogen Fixation

• Decomposition