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What is the direction of flow of energy and matter in a food chain or web?
What is the direction of flow of energy and matter in a food chain or web?
- 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)
What is carrying capacity?
What is carrying capacity?
- 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.
What is the equation for calculating population growth?
What is the equation for calculating population growth?
- Nt = Noe^rt (correct)
- dN/dt = K - N
- N = K
- dN/dt = rN
