Environmental Science Midterm Exam Review

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What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web?

Back

The shrew population would decrease due to being the only hawk food source.

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What is the term for organisms that create their own food?

Back

Producers

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Which of the following is an example of a renewable natural resource?

Back

Wave energy

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What is a natural resource that is formed much more slowly than we use it called?

Back

Nonrenewable

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What products are created by the process of photosynthesis?

Back

Oxygen and carbohydrates.

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

Back

Producers convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis, forming the base of the food web.

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Define nonrenewable resources.

Back

Resources that are consumed faster than they can be replenished naturally.

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What is an example of a consumer in an ecosystem?

Back

Animals that eat plants or other animals.

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What is the significance of decomposers in an ecosystem?

Back

Decomposers break down dead organic matter, recycling nutrients back into the soil.

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What is the water cycle?

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The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth.