Test Bank For Pharmacotherapeutics for
Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers 5th
Edition 2024
1. A typical ecosystem might include which of the following?
a.large and small mammals
b.microscopic eukaryotes
c.birds, trees, and flowers
d.All of the above - d.All of the above
All the organisms that live in a particular place and the physical aspects of the place make
up a(n):
a. ecosystem.
b. habitat.
c. population.
d. food chain. - a. ecosystem.
The number of trophic levels in an ecological pyramid
a. is limitless.
b. is limited by the amount of energy that is lost at each trophic level.
c. never exceeds two.
d. never exceeds three - b. is limited by the amount of energy that is lost at each trophic
level.
In a marine food web, there is far more total biomass in algae than in all the killer whales.
Why is this so?
a. Whales are bigger than algae.
b. An alga has more mass than a killer whale.
c. Whales don't eat algae.
d. It takes a massive amount of algae to support a food web with a killer whale at the top. -
d. It takes a massive amount of algae to support a food web with a killer whale at the top.
The ultimate source of energy for most producers and consumers is
a. plants.
b. sun.
c. algae.
d. the ocean. - b. sun.
The production of ammonia by bacteria during the decay of nitrogen containing urine is
called
a. assimilation.
b. ammonification.
c. nitrification.
d. dentrification. - b. ammonification.
Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers 5th
Edition 2024
1. A typical ecosystem might include which of the following?
a.large and small mammals
b.microscopic eukaryotes
c.birds, trees, and flowers
d.All of the above - d.All of the above
All the organisms that live in a particular place and the physical aspects of the place make
up a(n):
a. ecosystem.
b. habitat.
c. population.
d. food chain. - a. ecosystem.
The number of trophic levels in an ecological pyramid
a. is limitless.
b. is limited by the amount of energy that is lost at each trophic level.
c. never exceeds two.
d. never exceeds three - b. is limited by the amount of energy that is lost at each trophic
level.
In a marine food web, there is far more total biomass in algae than in all the killer whales.
Why is this so?
a. Whales are bigger than algae.
b. An alga has more mass than a killer whale.
c. Whales don't eat algae.
d. It takes a massive amount of algae to support a food web with a killer whale at the top. -
d. It takes a massive amount of algae to support a food web with a killer whale at the top.
The ultimate source of energy for most producers and consumers is
a. plants.
b. sun.
c. algae.
d. the ocean. - b. sun.
The production of ammonia by bacteria during the decay of nitrogen containing urine is
called
a. assimilation.
b. ammonification.
c. nitrification.
d. dentrification. - b. ammonification.
