Matter and Energy

1. Complete the following statement: “Energy _______________, while matter _____________ through the environment.”

• Flows, flows.

• Flows, cycles.

• Cycles, flows.

• Cycles, cycles.

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Which type of ecosystem would you expect to have a smaller and simpler food web?

• A coral reef

• A dense broadleaf forest

• A harsh, dry desert

• A lush tropical rainforest.

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Everything in the universe is composed of energy and matter. Which one of these examples does not represent matter?

• An atom of gold

• A lake filled with water

• The air in the atmosphere

• Heat from the sun

Which of these organisms is capable of the following reaction:

6 H₂O + 6 CO₂ + solar energy --->C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6 O₂

• Decomposing fungi

• Humans

• Fish

• Grass

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Which of these makes up the greatest part of air?

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Water

In this Food Web Pyramid Which type of consumer gets only 10% of the energy stored in plants?

• Herbivore
• Carnivore
• Omnivore
• Secondary Consumer

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Combustion is another word for _______________.

• a train
• a bus
• a dog
• burning

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What does not produce carbon dioxide?

• Photosynthesis
• Burning Fossil Fuels
• Animal respiration
• Plants decaying

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How does the carbon in grass become part of a lion?

• The lion eats the grass
• Carbon from grass doesn't end up in a lion. 
• The carbon ends up in the lion's food chain. 
• The lion breathes in carbon given out by the plant

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Organisms that need nitrogen to survive

• only plants
• only animals
• only bacteria
• all living organisms

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