Bio 121 (Nutrition) Module 2 Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers 2023/2024 (Graded)

primary {Ans: herbivores are typically ____ consumers}secondary producers {Ans: Convert degraded (dead) organic matter into higher-quality energy that may be consumed and used by other heterotrophs in the food chain (usually bacteria)}Primary Succession {Ans: where the stages of succession begin from a lifeless area (no life or soil)}-Ammonification -Nitrification -Assimulation {Ans: what are the three mains steps in the nitrogen cycle (usually occurring in the soil)?}protista {Ans: a one-celled eukaryotes (have real nucleus); their 'job' is as important photosynthesizer, making them an important source of food}1. Energy & Material Flows 2. Biogeochemical Cycles 3. Organisms {Ans: 3 main components of ecosystems}lower {Ans: the more organized a system is, the ____ its entropy}Ecotone {Ans: when different stages in an ecosystem meet (transition zone)}sedimentary cycle {Ans: What process does phosphorous go through?}chronic pollution {Ans: release of pollutant, often at low levels, for a long period of time}Biomass {Ans: productivity is expressed as units of ___}Ammonification {Ans: decomposition of proteins to amino acids by bacteria and other decomposers and then decomposition of amino acids by bacteria to produce ammonia}carbon {Ans: what element is the primary building block of all organic