Interim 2 Science Review

The ______ includes the entire planet and all of its living and nonliving parts.

• ecosystem

• biosphere

• lithosphere

• community

Burning fossil fuels has changed the atmosphere by

• increasing the concentration of carbon dioxide

• producing a hole in the ozone

• reducing the CFC's in the atmosphere

• increasing the concentration of ozone in the atmosphere

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Water Quality is very important. What is a water quality conservation method used in the United States?

• throwing out old motor oil instead of recycling it

• allowing runoff of irrigation water

• painting boats in or over the water instead of in dry docks

• sewage treatment plants

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Examine the model of the carbon cycle. Carbon is transferred from one biotic component, the cow, to a second biotic component, the decomposers. Using the model, select the one method that is NOT transferred from animals to decomposers.

• as carbon dioxide

• in dead carcasses

• as waste

• in scraps of discarded food

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All but one of the factors may cause an animal species to be placed on the endangered list. The factor that does not directly contribute to the endangered status is ________.

• introduction of non-native animals to the range of the animal

• pollution from human sources

• introduction of the animal into places that it has previously gone extinct

• habitat loss because of city construction

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A resource, such as oil, that cannot regenerate in a reasonable amount of time is called __________.

• scare

• renewable

• restricted

• nonrenewable

Plants make their own food by taking in ________.

• oxygen and water

• oxygen and hydrogen

• carbon dioxide and water

• carbon dioxide and oxygen

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In order for matter to recycle and return in the food chain shown here, what must be present at level A?

• Decomposers

• Tertiary consumers

• Producers

• Secondary consumers

Answer explanation

Decomposers break down material into the soil. Then the roots take in the nutrients to help the plant grow.

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One well know predator/prey relationship is between ladybugs (predator) and aphids (prey). What happens to the population of ladybugs if there is a decrease in aphids?

• The ladybug population will decrease

• The ladybug population will remain the same

• The ladybug population will increase

• The ladybug population will remain the same because ladybugs can only eat so many aphids

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Which organism in this food web contains the most energy?

• hawk

• bacteria

• grass

• grasshopper

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