Ecosystem and Environmental Science Flashcard

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What is low tide?

Back

When the tide is at its lowest.

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What is all space and the matter space contains called?

Back

Universe.

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What is mass measured in?

Back

Grams.

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What is the term for a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed?

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Catalyst.

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What are metals typically known for?

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Being shiny and malleable.

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What is the process by which plants make their own food using sunlight?

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Photosynthesis.

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What is the term for the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat?

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Biodiversity.

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What is the primary gas that plants take in during photosynthesis?

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Carbon dioxide.

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What is the term for a group of organisms of the same species living in the same area?

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Population.

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What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead organic matter and recycle nutrients.