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Chapter 56, Problem 1IQ
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To determine: The reason that more calories are required to support algae than required to support humans.
Introduction: The autotrophs that are capable of synthesizing carbohydrates by harvesting the energy from light are called photoautotrophs. The heterotrophs are the organisms that function as primary, secondary, and tertiary consumers in the food chain. They are all animals including humans.
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Ch. 56.1 - Prob. 1LOCh. 56.1 - Prob. 2LOCh. 56.1 - Prob. 3LOCh. 56.2 - Describe the different trophic levels.Ch. 56.2 - Distinguish between energy and heat.Ch. 56.2 - Explain how energy moves through trophic levels.Ch. 56.3 - Explain the meaning of trophic cascade.Ch. 56.3 - Prob. 2LOCh. 56.4 - Define ecosystem stability.Ch. 56.4 - Prob. 2LO
Ch. 56.4 - Prob. 3LOCh. 56.5 - Prob. 1LOCh. 56.5 - Prob. 2LOCh. 56 - Prob. 1DACh. 56 - Prob. 2DACh. 56 - Prob. 3DACh. 56 - Prob. 4DACh. 56 - Prob. 1IQCh. 56 - Prob. 2IQCh. 56 - Prob. 3IQCh. 56 - Prob. 4IQCh. 56 - Prob. 5IQCh. 56 - Prob. 6IQCh. 56 - Prob. 7IQCh. 56 - Which of the statements about groundwater is NOT...Ch. 56 - Photosynthetic organisms a. fix carbon dioxide. b....Ch. 56 - Prob. 3UCh. 56 - Nitrogen is often a limiting nutrient in many...Ch. 56 - Prob. 5UCh. 56 - Prob. 6UCh. 56 - Inverted ecological pyramids of real systems...Ch. 56 - Prob. 8UCh. 56 - Prob. 9UCh. 56 - The equilibrium model of island biogeography...Ch. 56 - Based on results from studies at Hubbard Brook...Ch. 56 - According to the trophic cascade hypothesis, the...Ch. 56 - At Cedar Creek Natural History Area, experimental...Ch. 56 - Given that ectotherms do not utilize a large...Ch. 56 - Given that, in general, energy input is greatest...Ch. 56 - Prob. 3SCh. 56 - Explain several detailed ways in which increasing...
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