Ecology Review

Scarlett, Noah, and Ethan are studying for their science test. They come across a question about the major Earth cycle that Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration are part of. What is the correct answer?

• The Water Cycle

• The Nitrogen Cycle

• The Uni Cycle

• The Carbon Cycle

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Noah, Grace, and Benjamin are studying the Nitrogen Cycle for their science project. They are discussing the most important biotic component of the Nitrogen Cycle. What do you think they concluded?

• Bacteria

• People

• Lightning

• Animal Waste

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Grace, Henry, and Arjun are discussing the difference between climate and weather. Grace says that climate is an average over time, Henry says that weather is an average over time, Arjun says that climate can change frequently, and Henry also suggests that weather depends on your location on the Earth's surface. Who is correct?

• Grace is correct

• Henry is correct

• Arjun is correct

• Henry's second statement is correct

Abigail, Nora, and Benjamin were studying for their science test. They learned that water and minerals needed by all organisms on Earth, including humans and plants in their garden, pass back and forth between the living organisms and the non-living environment. They realized this process is known as...

• Recycling

• A Pathway

• A Biogeochemical Cycle

• Transpiration

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After a forest fire in the area where Charlotte, Benjamin, and Ava were camping, the ecosystem would start regrowth through -

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• climax community

• limiting factors

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Ava, Aria, and William are studying different types of ecological successions. They came across a barren land with no soil. What type of succession are they observing?

• ecological succession 

• primary succession 

• secondary succession

• pioneer speciles

Evelyn, Kai, and Noah were on a school trip to Hawaii when they heard the breaking news of a new island forming off the coast. They started discussing what must occur for this new island to become an ecosystem. What did they conclude?

• Secondary Succession

• Aquatic succession

• Primary Succession

• Ferns must grow

Aria, Priya, and Anika are on a field trip to a rocky terrain. They notice some lichens on the rocks. How do these lichens contribute to primary succession in such environments?

• Lichens decompose organic matter from animals and plants

• Lichens begin to break down rock to form soil

• Lichens are nitrogen fixing bacteria

• Lichens convert carbohydrates into fossil fuels.

Abigail, Emma, and Anika went on a field trip to a forest that had recently experienced a wildfire. The girls observed new plant life beginning to grow in the area. What type of succession is this an example of?

• primary

• secondary

• tertiary

• quadanary

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Scarlett, Kai, and Samuel went on a field trip to a barren land. They noticed some lichen and algae growing there. What is the name given to such lichen or algae after a primary succession?

• pioneer species

• volunteer species

• founder species

• conqueror species

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