Match Each Description with the Appropriate Scientific Term

question 48

Multiple Choice

Match each description with the appropriate scientific term.
-energy transfer from producers to consumers

• 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:

Bureaucracy

A system of government or management involving multiple levels of hierarchy and a complex set of rules and procedures.

Economic Stress

A condition or situation characterized by financial strain, uncertainty, or hardship affecting individuals, families, or communities, often due to external economic factors.

Nuclear Family

A family group consisting of two parents and their children (biological or adopted), considered the basic unit of society.

Feral

Animals or plants that have returned to a wild state after being domesticated or cultivated.