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1
Aerosol cans release CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS that harm what?
Stratospheric Ozone
Fossils
Oceans
Icecaps
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What happens to the movement of chemical compounds in an ecosystem?
They are removed permanently.
They are transferred from one to the other.
They flow in one direction
They are recycled.
3
What's a biotic factor?
Anything not alive that affects a population
The way diseases are spread
Anything alive that affects a population
A mechanical body part
4
What is the succession that starts with at least some life?
Tertiary
Primary
Secondary
Quaternary
5
Why do most marine organisms remain at the top of the ocean?
They love the sunlight
They love to look out at others
They are consumers and most of the food is at the top.
They are trying to escape
6
Some consumers in a food web can feed at the lowest and highest trophic levels of an ecosystem.
True
False
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Where would marine organisms that have adapted to high pressure be found?
At the top of the ocean
In the middle of the ocean
On the ocean floor
Floating in the oean
8
Why is wind and solar considered clean energy?
They are the most efficient
They are cheaper to produce
They don't burn fossil fuels
They always pick up after themselves
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What's the process of water being released or removed from plants?
Condensation
Transpiration
Celebration
Evaporation
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What happens to energy in the ecosystem?
It's conserved
It's recycled
It's transferred
Your mom saves it up to expel wrath when needed
11
What can impact renewable resources such as solar panels?
Weather
Carbon cycle
Sunlight
Chemical build up
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How do plants release carbon into the atmosphere?
Cellular Respiration
Global Warming
By driving large SUVs
Photosynthesis
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Which level of the energy pyramid has the least available energy?
Second level
bottom
middle
top
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How can humans help cut back CO2 emissions?
By planting less trees
By using more fossil fuels
By using mass transportation
By cutting down trees
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When population size increases above carrying capacity and population growth declines, what happens?
Predation increases
Reproduction rates decreases
Increase in competition for resources
Evolution takes place
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What type of succession brings life into a previously uninhabited area?
Tertiary
Secondary
Primary
Quaternary
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What limits a population's growth?
Genetic Diversity
Bad pickup lines
Global Warming
Resources
18
What would happen if the secondary consumers decline?
The tertiary consumers would decrease
The primary consumers would decrease
The primary consumers would increase
Global Warming
19
What is decreased by climate change and cutting down trees?
Biodiversity
Global Warming
Temperatures
Happiness
20
What does discharge pollution runoffs from factories most affect?
Amphibians
Plants
Humans
Atmosphere
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What is a biotic factor that affects size and population of an ecosystem?
mosquitoes
Amount and kinds of predators
Wind
Temperature
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What causes loss of biodiversity?
Animals and plants
Water
Carbon emissions
Noise
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Sustainable development might include
Preserving the ecosystem while providing for human needs
Using all the natural resources and leaving none for the ecosystem
Providing for humans at the expense of the ecosystem
Using up all the resources and killing all the plants.
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What's an abiotic factor?
None of these
Predators
Producers
Herbivores
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What does invasive species compete for?
Carbon dioxide
Lunch space
Resources
Money
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Why are solar and wind energy not reliable?
They depend on the weather
They rely on fossil fuels
They never show up on time
Global Warming
27
Are chemical like carbon and water destroyed or recycled?
Recycled
Destroyed
28
What are invasive species competing with native species for?
Girls
Bling
Trophies
Resources
29
What is a particular number of individuals of a species in a square kilometer area called?
A Party
Succession
A Consensus
Population Density
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How does cutting down trees affect the carbon-oxygen cycle?
It increases both the amount of carbon and oxygen in the atmosphere.
The amounts will be less
The amounts will be the same
It decreases both the amount of carbon and oxygen in the atmosphere
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How do plants take in carbon?
Combustion
Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration
With a spoon
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What two processes shows the carbon exchange?
Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
Erosion and Uplift
Digestion and Perspiration
Precipitation and Condensation
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Humans building leads to a decrease in what?
A decline in animal and plant population.
Family time
Renewable energy resources
Food
