HLTH 505 Quiz 1 Week
1 Answers 2025-2026
In which biome are the greatest number of plant and animal species
found? - answer Tropical Rain Forest
In 1840 Justus Liebig made a valuable contribution to science by
demonstrating that: - answer Healthy growth of plants is dependent
on the mineral nutrient present in the smallest quantity
What do zebra mussels, Asian carp, gypsy moths, and water
hyacinths have in common? - answer All are troublesome exotic
species in the U.S.
Which of the following elements is characterized by a gaseous
biogeochemical cycle? - answer Carbon
Approximately how much food energy is lost with each transfer up a
food chain? - answer 85-99%
Spruces, firs, hemlocks, and pines are the ecological dominants in
which biome? - answer Taiga
Which of the following statements about ecological succession is
false? - answer Secondary succession differs from primary
succession in that while both begin with a situation where no life is
present, secondary succession bypasses several of the intermediate
stages and reaches the climax more quickly
What is the major way in which atmospheric nitrogen is converted
to a form usable by living organisms? - answer Captured by soil
bacteria which change it into soluble nitrates
1 Answers 2025-2026
In which biome are the greatest number of plant and animal species
found? - answer Tropical Rain Forest
In 1840 Justus Liebig made a valuable contribution to science by
demonstrating that: - answer Healthy growth of plants is dependent
on the mineral nutrient present in the smallest quantity
What do zebra mussels, Asian carp, gypsy moths, and water
hyacinths have in common? - answer All are troublesome exotic
species in the U.S.
Which of the following elements is characterized by a gaseous
biogeochemical cycle? - answer Carbon
Approximately how much food energy is lost with each transfer up a
food chain? - answer 85-99%
Spruces, firs, hemlocks, and pines are the ecological dominants in
which biome? - answer Taiga
Which of the following statements about ecological succession is
false? - answer Secondary succession differs from primary
succession in that while both begin with a situation where no life is
present, secondary succession bypasses several of the intermediate
stages and reaches the climax more quickly
What is the major way in which atmospheric nitrogen is converted
to a form usable by living organisms? - answer Captured by soil
bacteria which change it into soluble nitrates
