Matching. Choose the one most appropriate answer

Question

for each.
1. ___ biological magnification
2. ___ detritus
3. ___ legumes
4. ___ net primary production
5. ___ primary productivity
6. ___ food chain
7. ___ gross primary production
A. rate at which energy becomes stored in
organic compounds through
photosynthesis
B. total amount of solar energy stored in
organic compounds during photosynthesis
C. a straight-line sequence of steps by which
chemical bond energy moves to higher
trophic levels
D. the potential chemical energy remaining
(after aerobic respiration by autotrophs)
that can be passed on to other trophic
levels
E. DDT in the environment
F. a kind of plant that increases soil nitrogen
content
G. particles of organic waste products, dead,
or partly decomposed tissues

Answer 1

Answers: 1. E, 2. G, 3. F, 4. D, 5. A, 6. C, 7. B