Based on its primary productivity, which terrestrial ecosystem or life zone is able to produce the smallest amount of new biomass per year?

Q: By whom the secondary productivity is rate of formation of new organic matter?

A: The productivity in ecology is refers to the rate of generation of biomass in an ecosystem. It is…

Q: What are two major actively used natural pools in the global  Carbon cycle?

A: The major sinks of carbon on our planet are: (i) organic molecules in living and dead organisms…

Q: It must have organisms that carry out autotrophic nutrition. It must have producers and consumers…

A: The ecosystem is made up of a biological community that exists in a region along with physical and…

Q: s the biomass of a specific ecosystem related to its carrying capacity?

A: Carrying capacity  It refers to the ability of an environment that can sustain the maximum number of…

Q: Are per capita carbon emissions highest in urban, suburban, or rural areas? Why

A: Per capita carbon emissions can be defined as the total amount of carbon dioxide released because of…

Q: The key source of food for organisms living on the abyssal plain is.. O a) Descending photosynthetic…

A: Any community of organisms in the deep sea that share a common environment is referred to as a deep…

Q: What three abiotic factors account for the rarity of trees in arctic tundra?

A: A biome refers to a community inhabited by particular flora and fauna that survives in the habitat…

Q: What is a trophic level, and how does it relate to a food web?

A: A food web represents the multiple pathways by which energy and matter flow in an ecosystem. It…

Q: What are the main environmental problems associated with fossil fuel use?

A: Fossil fuels are very limited  and it takes millions of years to form. Also fossil fuels leads to…

Q: What are the abiotic reservoirs of nitrogen? In what form does nitrogen occur in each reservoir?

A: Ans: Nitrogen exists in two reservoirs as biotic as well as the abiotic reservoir. They are…

Q: How could you generate an estimate of total NPP from all producers in system like a lake, pond, or…

A: Net Primary Productivity (NPP), is the production of plant biomass in an ecosystem.  Production…

Q: Which of the following is false concerning the carbon cycle?

A: The carbon cycle is a term used to describe the process by which carbon atoms are constantly…

Q: Which of the following is true about energy flow in ecosystems on Earth?     99% of energy that…

A: Energy flow may be defined as the flow of energy through living beings in any ecosystem.

Q: What is the approximate value of net primary productivity of biosphere?

A: Biosphere accounts for all the ecosystems present on earth or the zone where life is present. An…

Q: community that has 4 trophic levels, what biomass of primary producers is necessary to maintain a…

A: Correct option: (a) 178kg/m^2 Reason:  According to the 10 % Law : the energy stored in 1st trophic…

Q: As the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases, how will primary productivity impacted?…

A: As the level of carbon dioxide increases the heat in the surrounding environment increases too. The…

Q: Describe a food chain that has at least four different trophic levels. Label the tropic level…

A: As per the guidelines we are supposed to answer only first question in case of multiple posted.…

Q: Can you describe the nitrogen and phosphorous cycles in terms of nutrient availability please?

A: The nutrient cycle is a cycle system where energy and matter are transferred between living and…

Q: What is the ultimate source of energy for the ecosystems?

A: Ecosystem represents a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.…

Q: You are studying primary productivity and biodiversity patterns of an ecosystem. The ecosystem is…

A: Analysis of the climatograph reveals consistent temperatures around 10°C and significant rainfall,…

Q: What are the advantages and disadvantages of renewable energy sources to the environment?

A: Renewable energy sources means those which can be replenished. Example include nuclear power,…

Q: What is a primary producer?

A: Plants are multicellular organisms in the kingdom Plantae that use photosynthesis to make their own…