Describe the effects of temperature, moisture, length of photosynthetic period, and nutrient availability on net primary productivity in terrestrial ecosystems. Give examples in your explanations.

Q: how human activities can cause an imbalance in biogeochemical cycling?Give atleast three examples.

A: * Biogeochemical cycle is the pathway which chemical substance cycles turns around the earth it may…

Q: solar energy Which two factors cause the variation seen in primary productivity among the three…

A: Introduction :- Productivity is the rate of generation of biomass in an ecosystem .The rate at which…

Q: Net primary productivity is the primary productivity of an ecosystem, after subtracting energy lost…

A: Primary producer Primary producers are those organisms that utilize sunlight to make there own food…

Q: Compare and contrast the factors that limit the net primary productivity in terrestrial versus…

A: Net primary productivity, or NPP, is gross primary productivity minus the speed of energy loss to…

Q: Describe the relationship in the above ground biomass and species under different atmospheric CO2…

A: Relationship between above ground biomass mass and CO2 concentration.

Q: Is it possible to describe abiotic factors as more or less important to an ecosystem than biotic…

A: Ecosystems are the structural and functional units of ecology in which living species interact with…

Q: Flow of energy through various trophic levels in an ecosystem is unidirectional and…

A: The position an organism occupies in a food web is called a trophic level. The succession of…

Q: Organisms at a higher trophic level have less energy available.comment.

A: Trophic levels refer to the different energy levels in a food chain. Producers, consumers,…

Q: What do you mean by “productivity of an ecosystem? What are the types ofproductivity also mention…

A: An ecosystem includes both the living and non-living components of an area. Within an ecosystem,…

Q: Within an ecosystem, the total amount of energy produced initially by primary producers will be the…

A: Answer :- Option (A) is correct. - More than.

Q: discuss ecosystem productivity with examples

A: Ecosystem productivity can be defined as the rate of generation of biomass in an ecosystem.…

Q: List 3 major factors that are thought to control phytoplankton growth in the ocean. Rank these…

A: Phytoplankton are an important component of the marine ecosystem and are responsible for a large…

Q: Discuss one critical factor that defines this differentiation between offshore and coastal primary…

A: In the primary productivity the energy is converted into organic matters by some photosynthetic and…

Q: Describe the flow of energy through the biotic community and include the forms into which solar…

A: The organisms that lives together in a same defined area is referred to as a biotic community. The…

Q: Give note on ecological energetics.

A: An ecosystem is defined as a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical…

Q: Listing a greenhouse gas, write its possible source of production on a larger scale. What are its…

A: Greenhouse gases are the gases present in the atmosphere that has the ability to absorb and radiate…

Q: Explain the different ways in which primary production isinfluenced in terrestrial and aquatic…

A: Ecology is the study of interaction of organisms with one another and with the environment. Ecology…

Q: Assume that the producer level in your trophic pyramid contains 12,000,000 kcal of energy. Write the…

A: Trophic level is the position an organism is at in the food web. They are classified in levels and…

Q: Explain why energy flow in the ecosystem is unidirectionat while nutrients movement in the ecosystem…

A: The combination of the living organisms and the abiotic environment they live in constitute the…

Q: Explain why the flow of energy at different levels in an ecosystem is unidirectional and non-cyclic.

A: There are many different types of organisms found on the planet. Every organism requires food to…

Q: Describe the process involved in the aquatic carbon cycle

A: A group of environmental activities that involve the incorporation of carbon dioxide into living…

Q: The temperate regions show a lower value of primary productivity as compared to trophical…

A: An area which can be divided on the basis of physical characteristics, interaction of environment…

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: What environmental factor is depicted in the graph? Explain

A: In research, certain experiments are carried out by studying the effect of physical, chemical, or…

Q: Fill in the blanks.(a) Plants are called as_________because they fix carbon dioxide.(b) In an…

A: ANSWER OF PART (a)  explanation :- the autotrophs makes their own food with the help of sunlight ,…

Q: Compare and contrast the measurement of primary productivity in terrestrial versus aquatic…

A: An ecosystem is a community of living things interacting with the nonliving parts of the…

Q: Compare the sustainability and environmental impacts of fossil fuels and hydroelectricity as sources…

A: Fossil fuels are non renewable source of energy and hydroelectricity is a renewable source of…

Q: State any two activities where humans intervene with the carbon cycle.

A: Carbon cycle: Carbon is a significant element without which existence is impossible in this world.…

Q: Netprimary productivity is the primary productivity of an ecosystem, aftersubtracting energy lost…

A: An ecosystem is an association of living things interacting with the nonliving things of the…

Q: Explain why energy flow in the ecosystem is unidirectional; while nutrients movements in the…

A: Energy flow in the ecosystem can be defined as the phenomenon or the way by which energy travels…

Q: In what type of ecosystem would you find high productivity? Why or why not? Explain your answer.

A: An ecosystem can be defined as a self-sustaining, self-regulated functional and structural unit of…

Q: Indicate whether the statement is true or false: Aquatic ecosystems can receive a large input of a…

A: Farmers apply fertilizers to boost their crop productivity. Fertilizers have three important…

Q: Propose a reason why the CO2 fluxes are greater for terrestrial biological activity than for marine…

A: Carbon cycle is the cycling of carbon element in the environment.

Q: See attached. What effects do these problems create on the ecosystem?

A: 1. If there is improper waste disposal than it can affect the soil fertility as well as it can emit…

Q: Net ecosystem production is de fined as net primary productivity plus ecosystem respiration net…

A: Production in ecosystem is defined as the amount of biomass or food that is fixed by the autotrophs…

Q: In three to five sentences, describe how the diagram of Earth’s carbon cycle demonstrates the…

A: The carbon cycle is a cyclic process that resues the carbon that travels from the lithosphere to the…

Q: Make a model of any biogeochemical cycle that support life’s proper functioning in your…

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Q: Explain the process of energy flow in ecosystem.

A: Ecosystem is the complex dynamic interrelationships of plants and animals in the biosphere. They…

Q: Differentiate Terrestrial Ecosystem from Aquatic Ecosystem in terms of net primary productivity.…

A: Terrestrial ecosystems are those which are found only in land which includes tropical rainforests,…

Q: Define productivity as the word is used in ecology. What is a pri-mary producer? What is the…

A: The word productivity is taken from the root word meaning to produce. In ecology, productivity can…

Q: What does primary productivity measure? What does it tell you about an ecosystem? Explain your…

A: Plants produce starch during photosynthesis in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll pigment.…

Q: Summarize what the data show concerning the change in productivity and mortality of the Amazon…

A: Amazon rainforest is tropical rainforest, which spans most of the regions of Amazon basin of South…

Q: Use the simulation to determine the maximum biomass of foxes that the meadow ecosystem can support.…

A: Meadow Simulation The meadow simulation is an online feature which allows us to set the initial…

Q: Describe what a pyramid of numbers would like if an ecologist models the relationship between bird…

A: The relationship between organisms at different trophic levels in the food chain is graphically…

Q: Considering the energy that is lost as heat to the environment when one organism consumes another,…

A: The presence of the biotic and abiotic factors in a particular region and their interaction with…

Q: Describe the relationship between solar energy, biodiversity, and chemical cycling in sustaining…

A: Nature has sustained by  itself for billions of years by using Solar energy : solar energy is the…

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: Give three examples of each biotic interaction, specifically commensalism and competition. Please…

A: In the biosphere, there are numerous intricate relationships. Living organisms form biotic…