Earth Science: Earth's Biomes & Ecosystems

Question 1

Organisms that get energy by consuming producers.

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primary consumer

Question 2

The process of water vapor being released from plant leaves.

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transpiration

Question 3

The first organisms to live in an uninhabited area.

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pioneer species

Question 4

What is happening in the picture?

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communities are being replaced by other communities

Question 5

The slow development or replacement of an ecological community by another over time.

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succession

Question 6

Water that falls from the atmosphere as rain, snow, sleet and hail.

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precipitation

Question 7

The cooling of water vapor to return it to a liquid.

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condensation

Question 8

The sun's heat causes water to change from a liquid to a gas.

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evaporation

Question 9

The movement of carbon through organisms and between organisms and the environment.

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carbon cycle

Question 10

The part of the ocean below 2,000 meters; cold, dark, no light.

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abyssal zone

Question 11

Which part of the water cycle is at point D?

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evaporation

Question 12

The underwater zone from the shore to the edge of the continental shelf.

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neritic zone

Question 13

Organisms that use energy from their surroundings to make their own food.

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producers

Question 14

Energy cannot be created nor destroyed; it can only change forms.

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Law of Conservation of Energy

Question 15

The release of water vapor from organisms.

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respiration

Question 16

Which ecosystem most likely has the greatest biological diversity?

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rain forest with many plants and animals

Question 17

The ability to do work and enables organisms to use matter in life processes.

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energy

Question 18

The movement of water between the oceans, atmosphere, land and living things.

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water cycle

Question 19

Which marine ecosystem zone is at point A?

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intertidal

Question 20

The process in which organic matter and nutrients slowly build up in a body of water.

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eutrophication

Question 21

Which adaptation would best help a lily pad survive in fast moving water?

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long roots

Question 22

The number and variety of species that are present in an area.

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biodiversity

Question 23

Pollution that comes from one source.

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point-source pollution

Question 24

Pollution that comes from many sources.

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nonpoint-source pollution

Question 25

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

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matter

Question 26

What happens when resource depletion occurs?

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a resource is being used up

Question 27

Which marine ecosystem zone is at point D?

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abyssal

Question 28

Mass cannot be created nor destroyed; it can only change forms.

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Law of Conservation of Mass

Question 29

The process of an original community re-growing after the area has been disturbed.

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secondary succession

Question 30

The land between low and high tides; beaches and rocky shores.

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intertidal zone

Question 31

Which of the following human activities is most likely to affect water quality?

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dumping chemicals down a drain

Question 32

This zone extends from the edge of the continental shelf to its base.

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bathyal zone

Question 33

These get energy by eating primary consumers.

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secondary consumers

Question 34

Which part of the water cycle is at point C?

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condensation

Question 35

The careful and responsible management of resources.

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stewardship

Question 36

Human population growth in and around cities.

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urbanization

Question 37

Precipitation that seeps into the ground and is stored underground.

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groundwater

Question 38

Which biome does the arctic fox most likely live in?

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tundra

Question 39

Which marine ecosystem zone is at point C?

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bathyal

Question 40

The changing of nitrogen gas into forms that plants can use by bacteria in the soil.

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nitrogen fixation

Question 41

Which of the following is NOT a category of aquatic ecosystem?

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aquifer

Question 42

An ecosystem in which matter can enter and leave the ecosystem.

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open ecosystem

Question 43

Which marine ecosystem zone is at point B?

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neritic

Question 44

Precipitation that falls on land and flows into streams and rivers.

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runoff

Question 45

The movement of nitrogen between the environment and living things.

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nitrogen cycle

Question 46

The process of a community beginning to grow in an area that has no soil.

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primary succession

Question 47

The harvesting of fish species to the extent that the species can't reproduce fast enough.

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overfishing

Question 48

Reef shark eats barracuda, barracuda eats snapper fish, snapper fish eats algae. Who's on top?

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reef shark

Question 49

Organisms that get energy by eating other organisms.

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consumers

Question 50

What element can be changed by lightning into a form that plants can use?

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nitrogen

Question 51

Which part of the water cycle is at point E?

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runoff

Question 52

A tool that can be used to trace the flow of energy through an ecosystem.

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energy pyramid

Question 53

Which part of the water cycle is at point A?

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precipitation

Question 54

Some grasses need fire in order for their seeds to germinate. Why is this adaptation useful?

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seeds can sprout in a cleared area

Question 55

The overuse of resources causes them to be depleted.

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resource depletion

Question 56

Species that are well adapted to the ecosystem and will remain unchanged.

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climax species

Question 57

Any material or condition that harms the environment.

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pollution

Question 58

Which part of the water cycle is at point B?

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transpiration

Question 59

The protection and wise use of natural resources.

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conservation

Question 60

Which is an example of a biome?

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a tropical rain forest

Earth Science: Earth's Biomes & Ecosystems

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Earth Science: Earth's Biomes & Ecosystems

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