Environmental Science Interdisciplinary Field Quiz
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What is the main difference between a scavenger and a detritivore?

  • Detritivores eat other dead animals without killing them.
  • Scavengers consume large amounts of dead plants or meat. (correct)
  • Detritivores consume more decaying flesh than scavengers.
  • Scavengers interact within ecosystems while detritivores do not.

    • What is the term for the decaying flesh of a dead animal?

  • Biodegradable
  • Carrion (correct)
  • Biodiversity
  • Detritus

    • Which abiotic factor directly affects most organisms because they need it for life?

  • Topography
  • Air (correct)
  • Temperature
  • Moisture

    • What do producers in an ecosystem refer to?

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

    Which concept of scale biodiversity assesses the change in species diversity between two communities?

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

    What does the term 'biotic structures' describe?

    <p>Organisms interacting within an ecosystem</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which abiotic factor, when acting with moisture, has severe limiting effects on organisms?

    <p>5</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Diversity' in an ecosystem refers to the number of species of animals and plants. What does 'biodiversity' refer to?

    <p>Variability within and between species and ecosystems.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the concept of 'Gamma' measure in terms of biodiversity scale assessment?

    <p>Overall diversity of large geographic regions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which concept assesses the species diversity within an ecosystem?

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

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