Environmental Science Midterm Review

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What is renewable energy?

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Energy that is collected from resources that are naturally replenished, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat.

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Which of the following is NOT a source of renewable energy?

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Coal.

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What is a food pyramid?

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A graphical representation of the food chain that shows the relationship between different trophic levels in an ecosystem.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.

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What is a trophic level?

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Each step in a food chain or food web, representing the flow of energy and nutrients.

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What is the lowest trophic level?

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Producers, such as plants and algae, which create energy through photosynthesis.

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Which of the following is correctly arranged from the lowest trophic level to the highest trophic level?

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Grass, mouse, snake, eagle.

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What is an abiotic factor?

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Non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment that affect living organisms.

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Which of the following is NOT an abiotic factor?

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Starfish.