Question

Enviromental questions?

Answer 1

Coral reefs have higher primary productivity than temperate forests. This means that
there is a larger total number of species in a coral reef than in a temperate forest

a coral reef produces more chemical energy per year at the producer level than a temperate forest does

species in a coral reef reproduce at a higher rate than species in a temperate forest

a higher percentage of the biomass in the coral reef is at the producer level than the equivalent percentage in a temperate forest



2. Which of the following serves as the earth's major location for long-term storage of oxygen?

aerobic organisms

rocks in the geosphere

photosynthetic plants

decomposer organisms



3. Which parts of the geosphere are not included in the lithosphere?

tectonic plates and faults

soil and bedrock

the crust and underlying rock layers

the mantle and core