Chapter 11-Agroecosystems and Ecology
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What is the main focus of ecology?

  • Relationships among organisms and the environment (correct)
  • Maintaining soil and environmental resources
  • Simplification of agroecosystems
  • Production of food and fiber
  • In an ecosystem, which organisms are considered primary consumers?

  • Tertiary consumers
  • Secondary consumers
  • Producers
  • Plants (correct)
  • What do ecological pyramids describe?

  • The competition between different species
  • Transfer of energy and biomass in ecosystems (correct)
  • The diversity of different ecosystems
  • Plant succession over time periods
  • What is the main consequence of competitive exclusion?

    <p>Loss of species richness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term describes the natural changes in community structure over long periods of time?

    <p>Plant succession</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a major biome of North and South America?

    <p>Taiga</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do agroecosystems primarily aim to produce?

    <p>Goods like food and fiber</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Diversity' in an ecosystem refers to:

    <p>'Numerous coexisting species that utilize different resources'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a characteristic or process found in ecosystems?

    <p>Monoculture farming</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the nitrogen cycle, what is the role of plants?

    <p>They convert atmospheric nitrogen into organic compounds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes the concept of competitive exclusion?

    <p>Two species cannot simultaneously occupy the same niche in an ecosystem</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes the purpose of agroecosystems?

    <p>To produce food, fiber, and other agricultural products</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary concern associated with the simplification of agroecosystems?

    <p>Social and ecological disasters</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes the concept of plant succession?

    <p>The natural changes in community structure over long periods of time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a major biome of North and South America?

    <p>Rainforests</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of secondary consumers in an ecosystem's food chain?

    <p>To eat primary consumers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes the concept of ecological pyramids?

    <p>They represent the transfer of energy and biomass within an ecosystem</p> Signup and view all the answers

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