Types of Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services Quiz
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What are examples of non-renewable resources mentioned in the text?

  • Food and water
  • Solar energy and biomass
  • Mineral deposits and fossil fuels (correct)
  • Trees and grass

Which of the following resources cannot be regenerated once exhausted?

  • Fossil fuels (correct)
  • Solar energy
  • Biomass
  • Fresh water

What components interact as a functional unit in an ecosystem?

  • Living organisms and the non-living environment (correct)
  • Micro-organisms and human communities
  • Trees and grass
  • Plants and animals

What determines the type of organisms that can successfully live in a particular area?

<p>Abiotic components (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT an example of an abiotic component in an ecosystem?

<p>Plants (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are non-renewable resources considered finite and exhaustible?

<p>Because they require millions of years to form (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main component of the Earth's surface?

<p>The Hydrosphere (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a natural resource?

<p>Anything that is obtained from nature (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a biotic resource?

<p>A resource that is formed from biological activity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an abiotic resource?

<p>A resource that is obtained from rocks (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are renewable resources?

<p>Resources that can be regenerated (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Atmosphere?

<p>An envelop of gases that covers the hydrosphere and the lithosphere (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the origin of Environmental Management (EM) as a course?

<p>It is a course of recent origin with roots in multiple disciplines. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Bernie & Boyle (1998), what does 'everything else except himself' refer to in the context of the environment?

<p>Natural and man-made, living and non-living, tangible and intangible elements. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'surrounding' imply in Buchanan's (1983) definition of the environment?

<p>It refers to the external environment of the organism. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does EM stand for in the context of Environmental Management?

<p>Environmental Management (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements best describes the difficulty in defining environmental management (EM)?

<p>EM is challenging to define due to multiple definitions from different disciplines. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which terrestrial ecosystem receives the most annual rainfall?

<p>Tropical rain Forest (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of ecosystem is characterized by intermittent or erratic rainfall, with grasses being the dominant plant?

<p>Grassland Ecosystem (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of ecosystem covers more than three-quarters of the Earth's surface?

<p>Aquatic ecosystems (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which terrestrial ecosystem is characterized by less than 25cm of rainfall annually?

<p>Desert ecosystem (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of ecosystem is modified by humans for agricultural production?

<p>Agro-ecosystems (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of ecosystem is characterized by intermittent or erratic rainfall, with grasses being the dominant plant?

<p>Grassland Ecosystem (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the environment primarily refer to in the context of the Ghana National Environmental Action Plan?

<p>Ecological dimension, social dimension, and economic dimension (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the given information, which components constitute the biotic part of the environment?

<p>Plants, animals, microorganisms, and humans (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is not a component of the environment according to the given information?

<p>Government policies (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the environment comprise according to the Ghana National Environmental Action Plan?

<p>Natural or biophysical and man-made or sociocultural systems (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Black’s Law Dictionary, what affects the desirability and value of property and also affects the quality of people’s lives?

<p>The totality of physical, economic, cultural, aesthetic and social circumstances and factors (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a part of the built environment?

<p>Machines (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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