Matter and Energy in Ecosystems Chapter 3

Which part of the ecosystem performs photosynthesis and cellular respiration?

• producers

• primary consumers

• secondary consumers

• decomposers

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Earth is a(n) ________________ system.

• open

• closed

Fossil fuels make up...

• Oil

• Gas

• Coal

• All three

Fossil fuels come from....

• dead matter above ground for millions of years

• live matter above ground for a few years

• dead matter buried underground for millions of years

• dead matter buried underground for a few years

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Carbon..

• can be used up

• can be made in a lab

• can not be used up or produced

• can disappear without warning

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Carbon moves through the ecosystem in the...

• carbon cycle

• carbon system

• carbon atoms

• photosynthesis

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An increase in carbon dioxide in the abiotic matter can be attributed to...

• burying of dead matter

• photosynthesis

• burning of fossil fuels

• cellular respiration

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Adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere can cause...

• an increase in global temperatures

• changes to weather patterns(hurricanes and drought)

• ocean water to become more acidic

• increase in temperatures, changes in weather patterns, and make ocean water more acidic

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An increase in one part of the ecosystem means there is a ____________ in another part of the ecosystem.

• increase

• no change

• decrease

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If an ecosystem has a total of 30 carbon atoms at year one, how many total carbon atoms would they have after 5 years?

• 20 carbon atoms

• 30 carbon atoms

• 35 carbon atoms

• 50 carbon atoms

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