organic compounds using solar energy

What is the correct order of layers in the atmosphere from earth's surface to space?

troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere

The energy consumed by organisms

can be stored in fat and sugar molecules

As you travel from the North Pole toward the equator, you would expect to see

tundra, then grasslands, then tropical rainforests

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An Environmental Systems review for the first semester exam.

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1
At which trophic level do toxins become the most concentrated?
tertiary consumers
secondary consumers
primary consumers
producers
2
What method of heat transfer moves heat energy through the atmosphere?
radiation
adsorption
conduction
convection
3
Climate change causes a desert to receive more rainfall a year. What biome will it become?
tropical rainforest
grassland
intertidal zone
abyssal zone
4
Producers made
nothing
abiotic elements using conduction
organic compounds using mechanical energy
organic compounds using solar energy
5
Which plate boundary is likely to create new crust?
Transform
Divergent
Convergent
Transvergent
6
Animals that live in the desert
include camels, moose, & various reptiles.
are usually nocturnal.
usually have thin skin to absorb water.
hibernate in winter.
7
Which of the spheres in the diagram are zones of the geosphere?
Asthenosphere, Thermosphere
Asthenosphere, Lithosphere
Trophosphere, Stratosphere
Hydrosphere, Troposphere
8
What is the correct order of layers in the atmosphere from earth's surface to space?
thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere
lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere
hydrosphere, lithosphere, stratosphere
9
What kind of organism obtains energy only from producers?
herbivores
decomposers
omnivores
all of the above
10
The energy consumed by organisms
is not partially lost during digestion.
can be stored in fat and sugar molecules
undergoes magnification in food chains.
remains constant at all trophic levels.
11
Which statement is NOT true about how organisms participate in the carbon cycle?
Consumers consume CO2
Bacteria fix nitrogen
Producers both produce and use CO2
Tertiary consumers release O2
12
Convection transfers heat in
gases only
liquids only
both gases & liquids
solids only
13
As you travel from the North Pole toward the equator, you would expect to see
taiga, then desert, then tundra
tundra, then grasslands, then tropical rainforests
tropical rain forests, then deserts, then taiga
temperate deciduous forest, then taiga, then rainforest
14
How does the sun transmit heat energy to the Earth?
Convection
Conduction
Radiation
Adsorption
15
Which of the following is NOT an abiotic factor
precipitation levels
denitrifying bacteria
soil pH
average temperature

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