Unit 1.2: How are organisms and the environment interrelated

Which factor would have the greatest effect on the flow of energy into an ecosystem?

• a large increase in the number of carnivores

• a large decrease in the amount of sunlight available

• a small increase in the number of decomposers

• a small decrease in the amount of minerals available

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Match the following words to its definitions

• release of water through pores

• Condensation

• Water released from the atmosphere

• Evaporation

• • movement of water through the soil

• Transpiration

• water changes from the gas to liquid

• Percolation

• • water on the surface turns into vapors

• Precipitation

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Water has the ability to maintain a fairly _________ temperature

• Hot

• Cold

• Consistent

• Unstable

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Sunlight affects which process in the water cycle?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Runoff

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Most plants absorb water through...

• the root system

• the leaves

• the flower

• the stem

If your seaweed and Plankton have 5,000 kJ of energy, how much of that energy will your arctic cod have access to?

• 15,000 kJ of energy

• 5,000 kJ of energy

• 50 kJ of energy

• 500 kJ of energy

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As you move up the energy pyramid the amount of available energy ______

• stays the same

• increases

• decreases

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The following image shows which process in the water cycle?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

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Based on the graph, which statement best describes your observation?

• Increase of emissions has lead to an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide

• Increase in emission has lead to a decrease in atmospheric carbon dioxide

• The industrial revolution has lead to an increase in carbon dioxide emissions

• Carbon dioxide emissions will continue to increase

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An energy pyramid has the following organisms:

1.Florida Panther

2.Frog

3.Leaves

4.Snake

5.Black Vulture

6.Beetle

Which organisms would fall under the trophic levels Primary Consumer & Tertiary Consumer? (hint: Draw it out, start from the bottom level)

• Leaves & Frog

• Beetle & Black Vulture

• Beetle & Snake

• Frog & Snake

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