Quiz about Year 8 Banksias and Beyond

Question 1

Example of a consumer

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hawk

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worm

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bacteria

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mushroom

Question 2

Example of a decomposer

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fungus

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mouse

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plants

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frogs

Question 3

A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________

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food web

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ecosystem

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environment

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population

Question 4

An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms, non-living material or waste

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decomposer

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producer

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consumer

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autotroph

Question 5

Where do all life forms get their energy?

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The Sun

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Earth's Core

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Water

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Plants

Question 6

The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

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They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms.

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They point to the organism that is being eaten.

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It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.

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They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

Question 7

What does a food chain represent?

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A single path of energy transfer within a habitat.

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How all living organisms within a habitat are connected.

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All of the things that a particular animal eats.

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How plants create their own food.

Question 8

An energy pyramid represents what?

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The amount of energy available to the next 'feeder' in a food web.

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How much sunlight is available for the ecosystem to use.

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How much energy a particular organism needs.

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How much energy is needed to build a pyramid.

Question 9

In this food chain, what will happen if the frogs become extinct?

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The grasshoppers will increase.

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The snakes will increase.

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The grasshoppers will decrease.

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The eagles will remain the same.

Question 10

Abiotic means

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nonliving

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living

Question 11

What is the difference between the biotic and abiotic factors?

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Biotic factors are living things and abiotic factors are nonliving things.

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Biotic factors are nonliving things and abiotic factors are living things.

Question 12

Biotic means

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living

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nonliving

Question 13

What is a example of a abiotic factor?

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Weather

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Panda

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Bacteria

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Butterfly

Question 14

Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment

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abiotic

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alive

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biotic

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living

Question 15

What are the biotic factors in this image?

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elephants, plants, trees

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sunlight, elephants, and grasses

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sunlight, water,  and air

Question 16

What are the abiotic factors in this image?

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water, sunlight, dirt, air

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birds, trees, and sunlight

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water, trees, and birds

Question 17

Lizards and cacti are biotic factors in a desert ecosystem that would rely on which abiotic factors?

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water and soil

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insects and sun

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water and insects

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snakes and temperature

Question 18

When a population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity, what happens to the population?

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The population starts to die off to return to carrying capcity

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Continues to grow

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The population will go extinct due to lack of resources

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The population grows then finds a new carrying capacity

Question 19

A population is...

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A group of one species in one area

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Multiple species that live in one area

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All of the living and nonliving things in an area

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None of these

Question 20

What type of adaptation include teeth, beaks, claws, and body coverings?

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Structural adaptations

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Communities

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Population

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Behavioral adaptations

Question 21

All the populations of organisms living together in an environment make up a

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community

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family

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environment

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population

Question 22

A community and its physical environment make up an

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an ecosystem

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a niche

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a habitat

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a community

Question 23

What is bush fire?

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Fast and dangerous fires that happen in the countryside in Australia

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Campfire in forest

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One of synonyms of barbecue

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Burning down grass

Question 24

True or False: The surroundings or conditions in which a plant or animal lives or operates is called environment.

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True

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False

Question 25

What is an adaptation?

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A feature that helps a living thing survive.

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A feature that helps only a plant grow.

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A feature that helps a living thing walk.

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A feature that that helps only animals survive.

Question 26

Physical adaptations are:

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Body parts that help a living thing survive in its environment

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Behaviors that help a living thing survive in its environment

Question 27

An adaption that some plants have for

surviving dry conditions is -

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producing wax on stems and leaves

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growing tall and producing many large

leaves

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changing colours of leaves in autumn

Question 28

Some grasses grow in hot dry areas. Why might they grow deep roots?

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to reach water down below

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to protect the plant from sun damage

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to take in as much light as possible

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to spread seeds to new places

Question 29

Plants with spines and waxy leaves are well suited for life in which environment?

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Desert

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Tropical forest

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Grassland

Question 30

Some plants have small leaves that help them do which of these?

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save water

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grow tall

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make seeds
make seeds

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fall off in winter

Question 31

Cactus have a thick waxy coating on their stem that keeps them from drying out- is this a behavioral adaptation or physical adaptation?

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Physical adaptation

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Behavioral adaptation

Question 32

Why do echidnas curl into balls?

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to protect themselves from predators

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to hatch their puggles

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to keep their puggles warm

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to capture ants and termites

Question 33

The part of Earth where organisms can live.

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biosphere

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biotic factors

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ecology

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biology

Question 34

The place where an organism lives that provides it with shelter, food and water.

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habitat

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ecosystem

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population

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community

Question 35

The average number of people living in an area

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population density

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population distribution

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urbanization

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population rate

Question 36

What type of relationship do a clown fish and a sea anemone have?

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mutualism

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commensalism

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parasitism

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predator-prey

Question 37

Part 1

Which do all plants need to grow?

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Air

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Rocks

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Darkness

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Hot temperatures

Question 38

Why do plants need air to grow?

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Plants use carbon dioxide to make food

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Plants must anchor themselves

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Plants cannot keep cool on their own

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Plants need heat to release their energy

Question 39

Which best identifies what plants receive from sunlight?

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Energy

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Nitrogen

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Oxygen

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Sugars

Question 40

What is this?

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leaves

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stem

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fruit

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flower

Question 41

What is this?

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fruit

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flower

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leaves

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stem

Question 42

What is this?

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roots

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leaves

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stem

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flower

Question 43

What does xylem transport?

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Water and minerals

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Water only

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Sugar

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Food

Question 44

The most common sugar made by plants is?

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Sucrose

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Gluten

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Cellulose

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Carbohydrates

Question 45

Flowers and Cones function is to ____________________.

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Help the plant reproduce

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Look Pretty

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Decorate Christmas Wreath

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Anchor to the ground

Question 46

What is NOT a function of the root system?

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Create food for the plant through photosynthesis

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Anchor the plant to the ground

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Absorb water and nutrients

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Store energy for example in potatoes or carrots

Question 47

Can be replaced within a human lifetime

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Renewable resource

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Nonrenewable resource

Question 48

Which group includes ALL renewable resources?

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Water, wind, sun, plants

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Coal, trees, water, oil

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Minerals, sun, natural gas, water

Question 49

What is a natural resource?

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Resources we get from nature

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Resources we get from our house

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Resources we get from people

Question 50

Renewable or Non-renewable: Coal?

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Non-renewable

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Renewable

Question 51

Renewable or Non-renewable: Wind?

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Renewable

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Non-renewable

Question 52

Renewable or Non-renewable: Trees?

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Renewable

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Non-renewable

Question 53

Renewable or Non-renewable: Soil?

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Renewable

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Non-renewable

Question 54

Renewable or Non-renewable: Animals?

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Renewable

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Non-renewable

Question 55

Hydroelectric energy uses...

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water to make electricity.

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hydrogen to make electricity.

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lightning in water to make electricity.

Question 56

Petroleum and natural gas form from...

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remains of plants and animals

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strong winds

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cooled magma

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radioactive materials

Question 57

Which of these is NOT a disadvantage of a nuclear power plant?

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It produces large amounts of energy.

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It's waste can destroy habitats and ecosystems.

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It costs a lot of money to build.

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It produces radioactive waste.

Question 58

Which of the following is a disadvantage of fossil fuels?

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causes pollution when burned

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Not easily available

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only available at certain times

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creates long lasting waste

Question 59

Photosynthesising plants release

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oxygen

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argon

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nitrogen

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carbon dioxide

Question 60

Sustainability means to _______________ these resources forever.

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maintain

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create

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lose

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produce

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