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IBDP ESS 2.3 Flows of Energy and Matter

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is not a possible source of energy for food chains?

a)

Methane lakes in the deep ocean

b)

The Sun

c)

Producers

d)

Outflows of mineral rich water from hydrothermal vents

2.

What fraction of incoming solar radiation reaches the earth's surface?

a)

1/4

b)

1/2

c)

3/4

d)

1

3.

What process decreases the amount of energy reaching the Earth's surface?

a)

reradiation

b)

reflection

c)

respiration

d)

absorption

4.

Pathways of energy through an ecosystem include all except...

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Respiration

c)

Assimilation

d)

Denigration

5.

The conversion of energy into biomass through time is called all of these options except...

a)

Respiration

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Productivity

d)

Assimilation

6.

NPP =

a)

GPP+R

b)

GNP-R

c)

GPP-R

d)

GSP-R

7.

GSP=

a)

NSP-R

b)

Food eaten+fecal loss

c)

Fecal loss- foodeaten

d)

Food eaten-fecal loss

8.

The maximum sustainable yield for a system =

a)

The highest yield per unit time

b)

The average yield per unit time

c)

The highest yield per unit time that can be sustained indefiinitely

d)

The average yield per unit time that can be sustained indefiinitely

9.

A change of location in an ecosystem is called a

a)

Flow

b)

Transfer

c)

Transformation

d)

Change of state

10.

The Carbon cycle is an example of a/an...

a)

Open System

b)

Closed System

c)

Isolated System

d)

Positive Feedback

11.

The form of nitrogen that can be utilised directly by plants is called...

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Ammonia

c)

Nitrite

d)

Nitrate

12.

Human impacts on mineral cycles include all except...

a)

The fossilisation process

b)

Combustion of fossil fules

c)

The pouring of concrete

d)

Application of chemical fertiliser