Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 54, Problem 15TYK
Summary Introduction
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An experiment to test that predators in an aquatic ecosystem regulate the ecosystem’s primary productivity.
Introduction:
Food web consists of trophic levels based on feeding habits of organisms. Primary producers are the first trophic level. Herbivores feed on primary producers and form the second level. Carnivores, feeding on herbivores, are the third trophic level. Detritivores and decomposers link all trophic levels. The interactions between the trophic levels that control the ecosystem are called a trophic cascade.
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Chapter 54 Solutions
Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 54.1 - In the generalized compartment model of...Ch. 54.1 - Prob. 2SBCh. 54.1 - Prob. 3SBCh. 54.2 - What is the difference between gross primary...Ch. 54.2 - What environmental factors influence rates of...Ch. 54.2 - Why is energy lost from an ecosystem at every...Ch. 54.2 - Prob. 4SBCh. 54.3 - Prob. 1SBCh. 54.3 - Prob. 2SBCh. 54.3 - Prob. 3SB
Ch. 54.3 - What is Earths main reservoir for phosphorus, and...Ch. 54.4 - Prob. 1SBCh. 54.4 - Prob. 2SBCh. 54.4 - Prob. 3SBCh. 54 - Prob. 1TYKCh. 54 - The total dry weight of plant material in a forest...Ch. 54 - Prob. 3TYKCh. 54 - Prob. 4TYKCh. 54 - Which process moves nutrients from the available...Ch. 54 - Which of the following materials has a sedimentary...Ch. 54 - Prob. 7TYKCh. 54 - Prob. 8TYKCh. 54 - The amount of energy available at the highest...Ch. 54 - Which of the following statements is supported by...Ch. 54 - Prob. 11TYKCh. 54 - Prob. 12TYKCh. 54 - Prob. 13TYKCh. 54 - Prob. 14TYKCh. 54 - Prob. 15TYKCh. 54 - Prob. 16TYKCh. 54 - Prob. 1ITD
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