Environmental Science Test (Spiral )

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What is a climax community?

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An area that reaches its greatest growing potential.

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What are biotic factors in an ecosystem?

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Living components such as plants, animals, and microorganisms.

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What is weather?

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Condition of the atmosphere at a particular time.

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What is an example of a nonrenewable natural resource?

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Natural gas.

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What is a nonrenewable resource?

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A natural resource that is formed much more slowly than we use it.

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What are abiotic factors in an ecosystem?

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Non-living components such as water, soil, and climate.

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What is ecological succession?

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The process of change in the species structure of an ecological community over time.

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What is a renewable resource?

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A natural resource that can be replenished naturally over time.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their interactions with their environment.