Phot, vs Cell Resp., Nutrient Cycles, and Succession Review

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the gradual and orderly process of change in the environment over time

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succession

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A stable forest is destroyed by the California wild fires and burns it to the ground. This is an example of which type of succession? (Options: primary, secondary)

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secondary

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Which of the following is an example of primary succession? Options: Vegetation colonizing old lava fields on a volcanic island, Salt marsh vegetation on a mud flat, Moss growing on mountain cliffs, Grassland growing on the site of a previous rainforest

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Vegetation colonizing old lava fields on a volcanic island

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The first species to populate the new area is called a

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pioneer species

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Which of the following best explains why nitrogen fixation must take place? Options: Atmospheric nitrogen is unusable to plants and animals, Nitrogen must be returned to the atmosphere, Animals must breathe in nitrogen, Nitrogen gets "stuck" in the soil and must be untrapped

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Atmospheric nitrogen is unusable to plants and animals

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What is the overall purpose of photosynthesis?

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To use energy from the sun to produce food for the plant.

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The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back

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Water Cycle

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How do animals get the nitrogen they need? Options: from the air they breathe, from the water they drink, from the food they eat, from the Sun

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from the food they eat

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Organism that breaks down dead plants & animals and releases nitrogen back into atmosphere

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bacteria

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As CO2 concentration increases in this graph, how is average global temperature affected?

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As CO2 concentration increases, average global temperature increases.