Gluconeogenesis is particularly important in plants such as the castor oil plant Ricinus communis and sunflower that store carbon in which form .

#Question id: 11265

#XL - R Botany

Approximately how many kg of carnivore production can be supported by a field plot containing 2000 kg of plant material?

#Question id: 11270

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Consumption efficiency is the proportion of production at one trophic level that is eaten by, or ingested, by the next trophic level which of the following is correct statement?

A. Consumption efficiencies of herbivore is higher in ocean than grassland

B. In aquatic ecosystems, production efficiencies of herbivore are greater than carnivores

C. Assimilation efficiencies for carnivores are typically higher than those of herbivores

D. Assimilation efficiency depends on the quality of food eaten and the physiological efficiency of the consumer

#Question id: 11277

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If a species is a keystone predator, then its removal from a community should

(A) Increase population size of the predator’s preferred prey

(B) decrease species diversity in the prey community

(C) decrease productivity of the predator’s preferred prey

(D) increase species diversity in the prey community

#Question id: 11278

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Which of the following is true with respect to oligotrophic lakes and eutrophic lakes?

A) Oligotrophic lakes are less subject to oxygen depletion.

B) Rates of photosynthesis are lower in eutrophic lakes.

C) Eutrophic lake water contains higher concentrations of nutrients.

D)Sediments in oligotrophic lakes contain larger amounts of decomposable organic matter.

#Question id: 11279

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Ecosystem A: Actual link 10, number of species 15  

Ecosystem B: Actual link 10, number of species 20   

Connectance of ecosystem A and B

#Question id: 11280

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Ecosystem services include processes that increase the quality of the abiotic environment. Which of the following processes would fall under this category?