Chapter 55: Q55.5-1CC (page 1253)
Identify the main goal of restoration ecology.
Short Answer
The main aim of the restoration ecology is to restore the conditions of the degraded ecosystems back to their natural condition.
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Chapter 55: Q55.5-1CC (page 1253)
Identify the main goal of restoration ecology.
The main aim of the restoration ecology is to restore the conditions of the degraded ecosystems back to their natural condition.
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Nitrifying bacteria participate in the nitrogen cycle mainly by
(A) converting nitrogen gas to ammonia.
(B) releasing ammonium from organic compounds, thus
returning it to the soil.
(C) converting ammonium to nitrate, which plants absorb.
(D) incorporating nitrogen into amino acids and organic
compounds.
(a) Draw a simplified global water cycle showing ocean, land, atmosphere, and runoff from the land to the ocean. Label your drawing with these annual water fluxes:
(b) What is the ratio of ocean evaporation that falls as precipitation on land compared with runoff from land to the oceans? (c) How would this ratio change during an ice age, and why?
Detritivores are consumers that obtain their energy from detritus. How many joules of energy are potentially available to detritivores in the ecosystem represented in Figure 55.10?

The discipline that applies ecological principles to returning degraded ecosystems to a more natural state is known as
(A) restoration ecology.
(B) thermodynamics.
(C) eutrophication.
(D) biogeochemistry.
For each of the four biogeochemical cycles in Figure 55.14, draw a simple diagram that shows one possible path for an atom of that chemical from abiotic to biotic reservoirs and back.
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