Ecosystem Dynamics and Environmental Changes Quiz

Photosynthesis by trees releases oxygen.

Sunlight fuels photosynthesis, the basis of most ecosystems.

Transpiration is the release of water vapor through plant leaves.

Herbivores feed directly on producers in a food chain.

Climate change is a broader environmental phenomenon, not directly tied to population growth.

Biomass represents the collective mass of living organisms in an area.

Nitrogen is not a greenhouse gas; it's the most abundant gas in the atmosphere.

Lichen is among the first organisms to colonize barren environments.

Nitrogen fixation converts atmospheric nitrogen into a form that plants can utilize.

Sunlight is not a component of soil; it's an external factor affecting soil.

Natural disasters affect populations regardless of their density or size.

Ecological succession is the gradual replacement of one community by another.

Bees benefit from nectar while aiding in pollination, benefiting the flower.

Biodiversity refers to the richness of species in an ecosystem.

Wolves, as top predators, exert significant influence on ecosystem structure and function.

Carbon dioxide is a significant greenhouse gas contributing to global warming.

Co-evolution is the reciprocal evolutionary changes between two or more interacting species.