Aquatic autotrophs req yk- 3xyj 1u5c0a1 xuthxpx2+buire inorganic carbon. In what forms is inorganic carbon p u+1x03xjtub2cyak 1 xh5-px yresent in aquatic ecosystems?

  Which of the following correctly descraw6tu j1iy*ss nf480w ibes how energy is lost from ecosystems?

  What is the name of the process that conver d(e-wwf0,vo dts carbon dioxide in the air to carbohydrw ,dfv0d-(eow ates?

  Which of the following statements are correct descria4c;(qxs(qb /y;)wtvg hylyxd 9t) 9sptions of food chains?

The diagram below shows a simplified scheme of the movement of carbon in thcpaa ao*b /3l2c:c jn;ln)v9k-j0 kkm e ocean.0knkn)blc- v m*kc joc3pla:9a2aj;/

Identify the processes marked I and II.

  The illustration shows a rice cultivation system that eliminates the joh /kl0gds /cjg bma76p 4wrg64)zk2 need for fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides by raising ducks in rice paddies. Additionally, Azolla, an aquatic w/j 4 /jbgzrgp4ahoc kk g0ds7 6)ml26floating fern, is grown in these fields because they harbour blue-green algae that fixes $N_2$​. This system produces duck, fish and rice for human consumption.


What would be a possible food chain for the rice cultivation system shown in the image?

  There is continuous cycling of car/8gshn6 71w1ym netkmbon from the atmosphere to other carbon sinks. Which is the w1tk mm1ngn/ y68h e7smain source of energy for the carbon cycle?

The food web below shows the feeding relationships in a soil ecosystem.qe (l6p-h q2hnrm8 (dv;a5a mwyth88o

Draw a food chain with five trophic levels.

  What units are typically useg6u*i(zm mbne:v pq0 (d for pyramids of energy?

  The image below shows an Arctic food web,6- ujnhsz,kxyj,zc( g1akk) ayi-q 9.

Which of the following organisms is not a heterotroph?

  Which of the following processes in the Carbon6jn0 gl0s qyk 8j-gwz1 cycle requires the longest time?

  Which of the following statemen9c7 djtbib+0a wh;h +gts are true?
I. Living organisms release energy from organic compounds and convert it to heat during the process of respiration.
II. Since heat cannot be transformed into other forms of energy it is lost from ecosystems.
III. Light energy from the Sun is converted to chemical energy by producers and then converted to heat during respiration.

  Which of the following d,o tce:c aks7.iagrams shows the flow of energy in an ecosystem having four trophic levels? The size of eakseta . ,cco7:ch level represents energy values (in $kJm^{−2}yr^{−1}$) in the energy pyramids below.

  The figure below shows the flow of energy per area per year0g rqgc8ert,w d r77dw1zp5j8 in an ecosystem.

Aproximately what percentage of energy from the producers reaches the tertiary consumers?

  Which of the organisms in the food web below is both a seconda trs.p4z.mpsnjn1 d12fi yr5+ry and a tertiary consumer?f p5 s.y14 mnz1i2pt. srnj+rd

  Which of the following statements about greenp;.v6gv /bqn; lbse ac3eg07n6:fs fnhouse gases is NOT true?

  Nutrients are constantly cycled in ecosystems, including in the atmosphe;z hho hh*mi69 vaq47ere as a gaseous form. Which of the following elementszh6;v omie* 9ahh 4h7q is not found in the atmosphere?

  A student set up an aquatic mesoco1*2drx+f w(2omy y baosm using a commercially available seawater-filled glass orb, which included algae, shrimp, some corals and gravel. Thar1fyydb2 2o w *oxm+(e student placed it near a window to provide a light source. Which of the following statements are true?
I. The algae are autotrophs, produce carbon compounds and provide oxygen for organisms in the mesocosm
II. Saprotrophs present in the water and gravel help to recycle nutrients found in dead organisms
III. Herbivores usually present in a natural ecosystem can be excluded in the mesocosm

  Which of the following statements is an incorrect desj6;wop.ht(h uc*nwvlkum : 66 cription of energy flow in terrestriajt.hchkol: m6;u6u( 6v pww*n l ecosystems?

The following diagram shows a trophic level pyramid of 9uqn3ey bnp;q2v ek.+energy.

1.Label the bottom (step A) and topmost steps (step D) of the pyramid to describe what types of organisms are present in the two levels.
2.State which trophic level can support the largest population of people, step A or step B?
3.Explain why animals at level D are most vulnerable to becoming extinct.

  

The diagram above shows a simplified diagram of the movement of carbon in the ocean. Which of the following rows correctly identifies processes involved in the carbon cycle?

The following image shows the productivity of a small terrestrial ecosystem wi k4a- 3tac4pqstcwa*2 5am+yxth the n 2acc-s5qa4tmaxy+ *4p3 atk wumbers showing the flow of energy(kJm$^{-2}$yr$^{-1}$)

Net production = Gross production – energy lost to respiration
1.Outline how light energy is sequentially transformed into other forms of energy in the terrestrial ecosystem shown in the image.
2.Calculate the percentage of energy captured by the producers that is available to the secondary consumers in the ecosystem shown above.

  
What kind of fuels can be formed in conditions such as those shown in the picture above? The soil is anaerobic, acidic and waterlogged.

  Corals, oysters and sea urchins use calcium carbonbo7( 3ca7twldo)/ rk gate to build their shells. Which of the following is NOT a source of carlw kb77da/)o gtoc3(rbon for these ocean-dwelling organisms?

  The figure below shows the flow of d.t/a (ggxki(2auj * dr8fk/aenergy per unit area per year in arbitrary units. Gross production is the total kJ obtained through photosynthesis, and net production is the kJ remaining after respikg(*/gxajkdi.8r (aa/udf 2tration.


What percentage of net production (kJ after respiration) is lost to decomposers by primary consumers?

  Which of the following statements describe a. b,vxh9 um 9obu7dmatmku )a7h**)r b chemoautotroph?
I. Bacteria and extremophiles living in hostile environments like hydrothermal vents
II. Organisms which obtain their energy from oxidation reactions and form organic molecules primarily from carbon dioxide
III. Chemoautotrophs are dependent on the Sun for survival

  The following graph shows the concentratis o1mkgj+wlz . r 2s-fkcs,e/4on of atmospheric carbon dioxide measured at Mauna Loao sfk2se,k -zjg4r 1/+sc.lwm Observatory in Hawaii, USA.

Which of the following statements do not explain the rise and fall of the carbon dioxide levels shown in the graph above?

A student wants to set le,9b;zn6ehp up an aquatic mesocosm using seawater to simulate conditions in the food web (shown in the image below) and test its stability. He used seawater and sand from the area to set up the system and added 6e9lph, ;nb zesome small organisms to the mesocosm.

1.In the food web shown, identify an autotroph.
2.State a reason why phytoplankton shown in the food web would be a good addition to the mesocosm.
3.Discuss how saprotrophs perform a necessary function for the mesocosm.
4.Describe the disadvantages of using mesocosms in scientific investigations.

The following graphs show the conce5:dr1q2phyhl w 4, zpvntration of atmospheric carbon dioxide over time at Mauna Loa O,r2y dlp qz5hph4wv:1bservatory in Hawaii, United States.



1.Describe the overall trend in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels over time.
2.State one factor that has significantly contributed to increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration as seen in the graphs.
3.Explain why the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide fluctuates annually.

  Which of the followiq;q .ll5 new7tng statements explains the annual fluctuations of carbon dioxide w 7lnqe.ltq5;in the atmosphere?

The image below shows global sea sfzldrlaj+ 5d1y (98n5kx (ez levels from the years 1880 to 2020.

1.There is a trend line showing changes in sea level from 1920 to 1960 and another trend line showing changes in sea level between 1980 and 2020. Describe the differences in sea level change between these two periods of time.
2.Outline the reasons for linking atmospheric carbon dioxide levels to the rise in sea levels.
Ecosystems growing in salt marshes are able to help reduce the effects of climate change by the sequestration (capture) of carbon. Sea level rise (SLR) has affected these ecosystems by flooding and eroding coastal areas.
The results from a recent study modelling the effects of a one-metre sea level rise on carbon sequestration by salt marshes in New York, United States, are shown in the graph below. The data shows the predicted effects by the year 2100.



3.Suggest an explanation for the difference in carbon sequestration between no SLR and one meter SLR, shown in the prediction graph.
4.Draw a diagram of the carbon cycle for a terrestrial ecosystem, and include carbon sinks, and processes associated with the cycle.

The diagram below shows the food web in a salt to2isi hc m njfts91a/-c)55f.m, ap tmarsh, one of the most productiveimt1n a ip.cfc am-t/o5t9 h)sf2,5sj habitats on Earth.


1.The numbers on the arrows show the percentage of gross primary production that flows into different trophic levels or is used in plant respiration.
2.Define gross and net primary production.
Identify the herbivores shown in the system.
3.If the energy available to consumers from producers in organic compounds is 300 g m$^{-2}$yr$^{-1}$(dry), calculate the amount of energy that is lost by export to the tide.1
4.(1)The table below shows the NPP for three trophic levels in a food web. Draw a pyramid of energy from the information in this table, labelling it appropriately with the trophic levels and corresponding NPP values (rounded to 3 significant figures as in the table).


(2)Outline a limitation of the ecological pyramid of energy.
5.Explain how a food web provides a more accurate representation of an ecosystem’s feeding relationships than a food chain.

1.Describe the process by which detritivores ant9nvg k aa)wv15x:ve39xx zw- d saprotrophs obtain nutrition.
2.Describe how a quadrat can be used to estimate the population of poppies in a field.
3.Energy and nutrients move through ecosystems differently. Describe how energy and nutrients move through terrestrial ecosystems.

A student wanted to study how food chgv ee-75qs(vm ains in leaf litter can be affected by the mass of initial leaf litter added. The student placed an increasing mass of leaf litter in three different tree holes and waited a few weeks. To collect data, the student collected all the leaf litter and placed it in an apparatus, as shown below. The heat from the light bulb dried out the litter from above and the heat and light drove the invertebrates through the wire mesh to the beaker below. The invertebrates were collected, the number of species counted, the sp mgev75s- eqv(ecies were identified and then they were put into their respective trophic groups.



1.(1)State the independent variable in the experiment.
(2)State the dependent variable in the experiment.
2.Suggest how the dry biomass of the leaf litter can be obtained.
3.Explain why using the dry biomass of leaf litter is advantageous to using the fresh biomass.


4.From the two graphs provided, describe the results of the experiment.

The image below shows a hyg-fae3 5dgxb hv(p i(.drothermal vent deep in the oceans, where a diverse ecosystem is supported. A number of organisms thrive in thesefdgeip5 -vx.(( bg3ah areas of high pressure and darkness.


1.State an example of a chemoautotroph that is likely to be found in the hydrothermal vent shown above.
2.Compare and contrast photoautotrophs and chemoautotrophs.

1.Compare and contrast forests and marine phytoplankton in their role i.yp*z1bbjt3uo z +c.s+)r ppmn the carbomz)b13j*upp+ r.sy+.cotp zbn cycle.
2.Describe how aquatic autotrophs absorb carbon dioxide from the surroundings.

The image shows a food web5hynwzb6 a(u 6 in a salt marsh ecosystem.


1.Identify all the detritivores in the food web shown above.
2.Define secondary productivity.
3.Explain why energy is lost during the transfer from producers to herbivores.
4.Describe a method a farmer could use to estimate the gross primary productivity per month of his wheat crop.

1.Draw and label a trophic pyramid of energy showing four lev; g+y571raj to5gmuwly/ t wk+els.
2.Explain how the presence of a food web in an ecosystem makes it more stable than the presence of a single food chain.
3.The production and transfer efficiency of energy varies between ecosystems.
Describe how energy flows in and out of terrestrial ecosystems.

Dissolved $CO_2$
is increasing in standing waters of lakes and ponds. Research has shown this will impact the nutritional quality of phytoplankton (primary producers) and may further affect zooplankton (consumers) that feed on the phytoplankton.
Mesocosms were used to monitor three species of zooplankton, the water flea (Daphnia magna), the seed shrimp (Heterocypris incongruens) and the rotifer (Brachionus calyciflorus) under three different conditions of $CO_2$
in ponds and shallow lakes:
Treatment C - present day levels of $CO_2$, (control)
Treatment 1 - moderate increase of $CO_2$(possible future levels)
Treatment 2 - high increase of $CO_2$(more extreme future levels)
Glass jars filled with filtered pond water were injected with both carbon dioxide and air under pressure, and the representative species of zooplankton, water flea, seed shrimp or rotifer were added to the jars. They were monitored for survival, growth rate and body size over the next several days.
The image below shows the three species of zooplankton that were studied in the mesocosms.

The survival probability of the three species of zooplankton were monitored over several days in the mesocosms and the results are shown in the graphs below.


1.Giving a reason, predict which zooplankton is the least resilient to the effects of increased carbon dioxide.
2.Describe how using mesocosms for research is both an advantage and a disadvantage in predicting the effects of increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

1.Explain how limestone is made and describe the role it plays inhicg4p1e1x(7ui5 b h /sd2 qrg the carbon cyclexu1 hbq5h/47idpiersc(2g g1 .
2.Oil and natural gas are extracted to be used as fuels. Describe the formation of oil and natural gas.
3.Nutrients are cycled in all ecosystems. Draw and label the carbon cycle showing at least four stores or sinks and at least four flows or processes.

  The following image is a graph obtained by plotting values f*h9gtn vy wh f f;iwi)s2p-t6)or net primary produc6 vwt;9iyfs) -*wni) fghh2pt tivity (x-axis) and the biomass of herbivores (y-axis). The black dots represent one biome and the grey dots represent another biome.

The x-axis shows the increasing net primary productivity of biomes, and the y-axis shows the increasing biomass of herbivores. Which of the following choices correctly identifies the biomes represented in the graph above?

  The diagram illustrates the car95 fpywbj v5c:bon cycle in a swamp. What is represented by the lett5:5fjw ybcv9 pers?

  The diagram shows the carbon stored in some of Earth’s carbok6g 2cfalb:9en reservoirs, and the estimated annua f gle26cb9a:kl carbon flux, in GT/yr, between reservoirs.

Which is a net flux between two reservoirs in the carbon cycle?