IB ESS · Topic 2 · HL

Topic 2: Ecology (HL)

7 review questions with answers for Topic 2: Ecology (HL). Read them here, or play the set as a class game on the projector. Free to host, and students join with a code.

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Industrial process converting N₂ and H₂ into ammonia for use as fertilizer?

  • Nitrification
  • Denitrification
  • Methanogenesis
  • Haber processRight answer
From Topic 2: Ecology (HL), 7 questions.

All 7 questions and answers

  1. Industrial process converting N₂ and H₂ into ammonia for use as fertilizer?

    Answer: Haber process

  2. Bacterial conversion of atmospheric N₂ into ammonia; makes nitrogen available to plants?

    Answer: Nitrogen fixation

  3. Bacterial conversion of nitrates to N₂ gas; only occurs in anaerobic conditions?

    Answer: Denitrification

  4. Bacterial conversion of ammonia to nitrates in aerobic soils?

    Answer: Nitrification

  5. Production of methane from dead organic matter by microorganisms (archaea) in anaerobic conditions?

    Answer: Methanogenesis

  6. Irregular cycle of warming and cooling of the tropical Pacific Ocean surface, with linked shifts in air pressure, recurring every 2–7 years?

    Answer: ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation)

  7. A stable community maintained by human interference rather than natural processes?

    Answer: Plagioclimax

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