ES Semester Exam Review

describes conflicts associated with sharing resources

Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?

contains nonwoody plants

term: undesired change in air, water, soil

all the living or once living organisms in an ecosystem

gradual process of change and replacement of some of all of the species in a community

rain, sleet, snow or hail that falls from the clouds

occurs on a surface where an ecosystem has previously existed

T/F: Flowering plants that produce seeds in fruits are called gymnosperms.

mixture of gases in the air

an area where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean

layer where all weather occurs

process in which energy from the sun is converted into sugar

cool, rigid layer that is divided into huge pieces called tectonic plates

a shallow zone in a freshwater habitat where light reaches the bottom and nurtures plants

Earth is considered a _____ system.

areas of land that are periodically under water or whose soil contains a great deal of moisture

layer where the ozone is

continuous movement of water into the air, onto land, and then back to water sources

humans lived in tribes using fires to maintain the prairie

T/F: Less energy is available to organisms at higher trophic levels.

the factor that is measured or observed

process of breaking down carbohydrates to yield energy

probability of an unwanted outcome

large regions characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities

mostly microscopic organisms that float or drift freely

the movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back to the environment

group of the same species that live in the same place

T/F: archaea are usually found in normal environments.

the raising of crops and livestock for food or for other products that are useful to humans

principles or standards that an individual considers to be important

passed down from parent to offspring

The study of air, water, and land surrounding an organism or a community

T/F: Every habitat has specific biotic and abiotic factors that the organisms living there need to survive

a sequence in which energy is transferred from one organism to the next as each organism eats another organism

distance north and south from the equator

a testable idea or explanation that leads to a scientific investigation

collection and classification of data that are in the form of numbers

pliable, solid layer of the mantle made of rock; allows tectonic plates to move on top of it

the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

all of the organisms living in an area together with their physical environment

waves that travel through the Earth's interior during an earthquake