Question
For questions 1 through 5, select the best answer.
1. The lithosphere is
a. the water in oceans on Earth
b. the non-living components of an ecosystem
c. the layer of air above Earth's surface
d. the hard part of Earth's surface
2. Trophic efficiency is a measure of how much
energy in organisms can be
from one trophic level to another.
a. lost
c. spent
b. saved
d. transferred
3. The size of a population that can be supported
indefinitely by the resources and services of an
ecosystem is known as its
a. carrying capacity
b. ecological footprint
c. exponential limit
d. niche
Answer
1. d. the hard part of Earth's surface
2. d. transferred
3. a. carrying capacity