Enviro CSA 4 Review 2

Within the carbon cycle, anything that absorbs more carbon from the atmosphere than it releases.

• carbon source

• carbon sink

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

Which terms best describe autotrophs?

• Animals; consumers

• Plants; producers

• Animals; producers

• Plants; consumers

Which process does NOT return carbon to the atmosphere?

• photosynthesis

• animal respiration

• combustion (burning something)

• burning fossil fuels

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which terms best describe heterotrophs?

• Animals; consumers

• Plants; producers

• Animals; producers

• Plants; consumers

The end result of ecological succession is usually a(n)

• climax community.

• land biome.

• aquatic biome.

• unstable community.

How do oceans mainly get carbon dioxide?

• photosynthesis of marine plants and plant-like organisms

• movement from boats and fishing

• wind and waves

• photosynthesis of fish and marine life

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What is the greenhouse effect?

• The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

• The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.

• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What would most likely happen if we stopped burning fossil fuels?

• Temps would continue to warm but cool down in 100 yrs

• Temps would stop increasing when greenhouse gases stop increasing

• Temps would stay the same

• Temps would still rise

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What is formed during primary succession that doesn't need to be formed during secondary succession?

• soil

• pioneer species

• lichens

• climax community

After a volcanic eruption, lava covers the land. What is the order that plants grow to repopulate the area?

• Lichens → Grasses → Shrubs → Trees

• Lichens → Shrubs → Grasses → Trees

• Grasses → Lichens → Shrubs → Trees

• Lichens → tree → shrubs→Grasses

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3