Match Each Description with the Appropriate Scientific Term

question 18

Multiple Choice

Match each description with the appropriate scientific term.
-reduction of productivity at higher trophic levels

• A)biogeochemical cycles
• B)ecological efficiency
• C)ecological pyramid
• D)generalized compartment model
• E)gross primary productivity
• F)limiting nutrient
• G)net primary productivity
• H)pyramid of biomass
• I)secondary productivity
• J)simulation modelling
• K)standing crop biomass
• L)trophic cascade

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Definitions:

Year 2

The second year in a given timeline or series, often used in financial and performance analysis.

Absorption Costing

An approach to costing that covers all expenses involved in manufacturing, including direct materials, direct labor, and all overhead costs, both variable and fixed, in the product price.

Year 2

The second year in a series, timeline, or sequence, often referring to financial or operational periods.

Variable Costing

An accounting method that includes only variable manufacturing costs—direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead—in product costs, excluding fixed overhead.