Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Food
webs are more commonplace than food chains because a. | many animals
that comprise the links in a food chain are migratory. | b. | organisms almost
always eat, and are eaten by, many different organisms. | c. | over time, food
chains always become food webs. | d. | None of the above | | |
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Which
of the following are detritivores? a. | worms | c. | fungi | b. | vultures | d. | All of the
above | | | | |
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Nitrogen is a component of a. | proteins. | c. | carbohydrates. | b. | fats. | d. | water. | | | | |
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ammonification : ammonia :: a. | denitrification : nitrogen gas | c. | nitrification : ammonia | b. | oil :
gasoline | d. | nitrification :
oxygen | | | | |
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Which
of the following is common to the carbon cycle, the nitrogen cycle, and the water
cycle? a. | The substance is
rearranged into different types of molecules as it moves through its cycle. | b. | The substance
must pass through organisms in order to complete its cycle. | c. | The largest
reserves of the substance are always in organisms. | d. | The substance is
required by all living things and is involved in many processes that occur in all living
things. | | |
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