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IB ESS Topic 2 (General Review)
IB ESS Topic 2 (General Review)
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A secondary B ecosystem
3. What is formed during primary succession that doesn't need to be formed during
secondary succession?
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6. Which catastrophic event will most likely have the effect of returning an ecosystem
to primary succession?
A A drought B A flood
Volcano creates a new island of rock Tornado destroys a crop that must
A that must break down to form an B slowly grow back over time.
ecosystem
Forest fire burns down forest that Volcano wipes out ecosystem that
C must bounce back over time D gradually grows back from ash
covered soil
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10. If farmers use a controlled burn to prevent forest fires, what would most likely be
the first plants to return?
A mosses B trees
C grasses D shrubs
12. In 2015 you visited a forest, when you returned in 2019 there was only small
plants. What is the most likely thing to have happened?
bare fire>grass>shrubs>trees
C D
rock>lichens>grasses>shrubs>trees
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C forest with the tallest trees D the rate species produce offspring
can grow even in areas with shallow provide food for animals returning to
A B
soil the area
require plenty of sunlight to make loosen the dirt for new trees to take
C D
their own food roots?
A ecosystem B biology
C society
A sunlight B soil
C animals
19. The non-living parts of an ecosystem, such as water, sun, & oxygen are called
C ecology D habitat
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A climate B community
C habitat D population
21. The living factors of an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, & fungi are called
A climate B animals
C ecology D plants
C ecology D a biome
consume plant & animal remains and rely on other organisms for their
A B
other dead matter. energy & food supply.
obtain energy by eating only plants. use energy they take in from the
C D environment to convert inorganic
molecules to organic molecules.
25. The total mass of living tissue at each trophic level can be shown in a(n)
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26. Why are food chains, such as the one shown, limited to
4-5 organisms?
Energy transfers are inefficient There are not more organisms in the
C D
ecosystem
There would be more nuts and There would be fewer vultures &
C D
seeds. there would be more nuts and seeds.
If the green plants are destroyed in a forest fire, which short-term effect will this
have on the organisms in this food chain?
There would be fewer rabbits for the The panthers would have to begin to
A B
foxes to eat. eat green plants.
There would be an increase in the fox There would be more green plants for
C D
population the rabbits to eat
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To take complex materials and break To take basic materials and make
C D
them down to basic stuff... them more complex...
31. Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for
in the food web?
A Grasshopper B Spider
C Hawk D Shrew
33. __________ primary productivity is the total amount of energy that producers
convert to chemical energy in organic molecules per unit of time.
C Total D Gross
34. To measure primary productivity, you can measure carbon dioxide consumption,
total carbohydrates produced or ________________.
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A Secondary B Net
C Gross D Primary
37. The rate at which producers convert radiant energy into chemical energy
They point to the organism that is They show what direction the energy
C D
being eaten. is flowing between organisms.
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40. If the amount of dissolved oxygen in the light bottle used for the investigation in the
lesson does not change, an explanation for this is
A kJ/m2 B kg/m/day
C kg/m2/yr D kg/m2
A Hoarfrost B Crystallization
C Permafrost D Glaciation
43. The kangaroo rat is able to get all of the water it needs
through its food and therefore, never needs to drink
liquid. This animal has adapted to survive in which
biome?
A Tundra B Grassland
C Desert D Forest
44. Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?
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46. The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off
the trees in the winter.
47. Which biome covers most of the land mass near Earth's
equator?
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49. Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants
and animals?
C Desert D Tundra
50. Plants with spines and waxy leaves are well suited for life
in which environment?
51. True or false: The amount of nitrogen and oxygen in the atmosphere tends to vary
depending on temperature and latitude.
A False B True
52. A large region characterised by a specific type of climate and certain type of plants
is known as.
A climate B biome
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A Secondary B Total
C Gross D Net
A Secondary B Gross
C Total D Net
A Producer B Consumer
C Parasite D Decomposer
56. The biomass available for consumption by the herbivores and the decomposers is
called
57. Approximately how much of the solar energy that falls on the leaves of a plant is
converted to chemical energy by photosynthesis?
A 50% B 30%
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58. During the process of ecological succession the changes that take place in
communities are
59. The zone at the edge of a lake or ocean which is alternatively exposed to air and
immersed in water is called
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