Table 1: Steady net carbon dioxide uptake
| Illumination | Iron supply | Net CO₂ uptake / units h⁻¹ |
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Table 1: Steady net carbon dioxide uptake
| Illumination | Iron supply | Net CO₂ uptake / units h⁻¹ |
|---|
Zooplankton ingested 50 kJ of algae, egested 18 kJ and stored 12 kJ as new biomass. Which identifies the production measured and the assimilation efficiency?
Despite high rates of primary production in tropical forests, most food chains remain short, rarely extending beyond four trophic levels.
Which factor best limits the
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| Light | Present | +12 |
| Dark | Present | +6 |
| Light | Absent | +2 |
Table 1 shows a community of photoautotrophs and iron-oxidizing bacteria with constant respiration and independent fixation rates. With iron present, what net CO₂ exchange follows darkness and halved bacterial fixation?
Producers stored 20 000 kJ m⁻² yr⁻¹; 2 000 reached herbivores and 300 reached carnivores. Which interpretation is correct?
A non-biodegradable pollutant enters the plant and is transferred only by feeding. Which organism can receive it by both a one-link and a two-link route?
A source of 4 units h⁻¹.
A sink of 3 units h⁻¹.
A sink of 1 unit h⁻¹.
A sink of 5 units h⁻¹.
Primary production; 24% entered new biomass
Primary production; 64% was assimilated
Secondary production; 24% was assimilated
Secondary production; 64% was assimilated
10% then 15%; uneaten biomass and respiration cause losses
10% then 6.7%; unassimilated material and respiration reduce both transfers
15% then 10%; uneaten biomass and respiration cause losses
90% then 85%; respiration increases biomass available to consumers
Rabbit: through plant and fox
Bear: through plant and rabbit
Fox: through plant and rabbit
Plant: directly through rabbit and indirectly through bear