Consider these examples of urban ecosystem components and decide whether they are inflows or outflows. Electricity from a hydroelectric power plant Tap water Food ingredients for restaurants Surface runoff after a rain storm Solid wastes Wood, metal, and other raw materials. Products manufactured from raw materials Reset Increased temperatures Help

Q: Draw a diagram representation of the structure of an ecosystem using the following words: ECOSYSTEM…

A: Introduction An ecosystem is a geographical area in which plants, animals, and other species, as…

Q: Which of the following statements about biotic potential is TRUE? Biotic potential of an organism…

A: Introduction Biotic potential:- It is the ability of a population of living species to increase…

Q: What is one advantage of dam and reservoir systems? Dams and reservoirs disrupt migration of some…

A: Dam and reservoir is the man made structure mainly  construct for  the  holding large amount of…

Q: Which one of the following statements best describes projected water demands in the coming decades?…

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Q: Describe Bioaccumulation and biomagnification. In a food chain or web what are the type of organisms…

A: A food web will consist of all the food chains present in a single ecosystem. Each living organism…

Q: As the water table rises, the zone of saturation increases in size the watershed expands runoff…

A: The water table is a line that divides the soil surface from the area where groundwater saturates…

Q: All biotic and abiotic factors are interrelated.  In nature you will find that if one factor is…

A: All biotic and abiotic factors are important for the sustainment of the living beings. Each one is…

Q: In the phosphorus cycle, all phosphorus originates from which of the following inaccessible…

A: Phosphorus is an important component of cell membrane, nucleic acids and ATP which is the major…

Q: The figure below plots NPP. Predict which ecosystem will have the highest secondary production.…

A: Ecosystem is defined as the complex interaction between living organisms between themselves and also…

Q: Please describe the water cycle, including sources of usable freshwater and renewal times for…

A: Water is considered as one of the most important molecule which is required for the survival of the…

Q: Beavers are powerful ecological engineers. When they dam flowing streams they can create ponds and…

A: Ecological engineering, where living beings effectively shape their environment, plays a critical…

Q: another term used to describe: The second trophic level A herbivore  A primary consumer A plant and…

A: 1. Primary consumers or herbivore 2. Plant eaters 3. Herbivore or plant eaters  4. Omnivorous 5. The…

Q: Which of the following is inconsistent with the idea of making rural areas more sustainable?…

A: Farming has been revolutionized in the modern times due to the use advanced technologies, Pesticide…

Q: Describe in detail what happens to an ecosystem after a primary disturbance.

A: An ecosystem is a geographical region in which plants, animals, and other species, as well as…

Q: This trophic level creates biomass from abiotic sources  quaternary consumer primary consumer…

A: The trophic level is the position of any organism in the food chain. This position is based on what…

Q: Which of the following ultimately feeds at every trophic level? Producer Primary consumer Secondary…

A: The food chain is an important ecological equipment that describe the path of travel of energy and…

Q: Which trophic level in an aquatic ecosystem would contain the greatest amount of usable energy?

A: Primary producers located 80 meters below sea level.

Q: Which of the following is a point source of pollution? a runoff from multiple large agricultural…

A: Point source of pollution means any single identifiable source of pollution from which pollutants…

Q: Which of the following situations show a biotic factor operating within an ecosystem? the rate of…

A: According to Tansley (who also coined the term ecosystem), the sum total of interactions between…

Q: Which of the following events would be most likely to contribute to increased phosphorus flow into…

A: - The contribution to the phosphorus in the lake is mainly due to agricultural activities and the…

Q: A lake with low nutrient levels and very clear water is called eutrophic oligotrophic O a dead zone…

A: A lake is an area which is filled with water, localized in a basin, and surrounded by land, apart…

Q: The term gross primary productivity refers to the:    Question 12 options:   Rate at which the…

A: Productivity is rate of production of biomass in the ecosystem which can be expressed in units of…

Q: An ecosystem has an average of 50 cm of rain per year. Look at the rainfall g of lower than average…

A: Biotic factors - Biotic factors are living components or variables that influence an ecosystem or…

Q: The term food web refers to the:    Question 10 options:   Rate at which the primary producers can…

A: In an ecosystem,each living organism is part of various food chains.Each food chain is one possible…

Q: The information collected in St. Paul can be used to calculate the storage rate for each watershed,…

A: Storage rate = Total flux in - Total flux out. In the above question, the the components of flux-in…

Q: To reduce the risk of flooding, it is important to constructing dams and levees remove coastal…

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Q: The following table shows the primary productivity of several biomes. The map shows the location of…

A: A biome is a large area of land with its own characteristic climate, plants, and animals that are…

Q: Which is an unseen factor that affects the carrying capacity of the ocean? sunlight space water…

A: Answer is optiom a.) sunlight.