Env Sci Final Exam Review

Env Sci Final Exam Review

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a primary consumer?

Back

A primary consumer is an organism that feeds on primary producers (plants) in a food web. Examples include herbivores like rabbits and deer.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a secondary consumer?

Back

A secondary consumer is an organism that feeds on primary consumers. Examples include carnivores like foxes and birds of prey.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

Back

Decomposers break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil and helping to recycle matter in the ecosystem.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is transpiration in plants?

Back

Transpiration is the process by which water evaporates from the surface of leaves, contributing to water movement within the plant and the water cycle.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Define the benthic zone in aquatic ecosystems.

Back

The benthic zone is the lowest layer of a body of water, where organisms like scavengers and decomposers live on the bottom.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is biomass?

Back

Biomass refers to organic material derived from living or recently living organisms, which can be used as a source of energy.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the function of turbines in a fossil fuel power plant?

Back

Turbines convert the energy from steam (produced by boiling water) into mechanical energy, which is then used to generate electricity.

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