Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 63

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true?

• A) An ecosystem's trophic structure determines the rate at which energy cycles within the system.
• B) At any point in time, it is impossible for consumers to outnumber producers in an ecosystem.
• C) Chemoautotrophic prokaryotes near deep-sea vents are primary producers.
• D) There has been a well-documented increase in atmospheric nitrogen over the past several decades.
• E) The reservoir of ecosystem phosphorous is the atmosphere.

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