Ecology and Food Chains Quiz

• Energy and matter flow from producers to decomposers to consumers.
• Energy and matter flow from consumers to producers to decomposers.
• Energy flows from decomposers to consumers to producers, while matter cycles within the ecosystem.
• Energy flows from producers to consumers to decomposers, while matter cycles within the ecosystem. (correct)

• The amount of energy and matter available in an ecosystem.
• The maximum number of individuals of a species that can be supported by a given environment. (correct)
• The number of limiting factors in an ecosystem.
• The rate at which a population grows exponentially.

• Nt = Noe^rt (correct)
• dN/dt = K - N
• N = K
• dN/dt = rN