Matter and Energy in the Environment C20

What refers to all the living and nonliving things in a given area?

• abiotic

• biotic

• ecosystem

• soil

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Almost all energy on earth originates from the ______.

• plants

• animals

• the sun

• weather

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What is the most common gas in earth's atmosphere?

• helium

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• hydrogen

What is true about biotic factors?

• They are radiant

• They are alive

• They use photosynthesis

• They use chemosynthesis

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Which situation demonstrates a biotic and an abiotic factor?

• A chicken laying an egg

• A lizard sunning on a rock

• A spider eating a fly

• A mosquito biting a human

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Which statement is true?

• Energy and matter flow through the environment

• Energy and matter cycle through the environment

• Energy flows and matter cycles through the environment

• Energy cycles and matter flows through the environment

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The process that changes nitrogen in the air into nitrogen that is usable by living things is called __________.

• condensation

• precipitation

• nitrogen fixation

• evaporation

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What organisms are responsible for changing nitrogen in the air into nitrogen that living things can use?

• bacteria

• soil

• plants

• humans

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What process is shown?

• chemosynthesis

• evaporation

• nitrogen fixation

• photosynthesis

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Through which process do animals release carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere?

• photosynthesis

• respiration

• nitrogen fixation

• photosynthesis