AP Environmental Science - Unit Ecosystems

Which biome contains the abyssal zone?

• open ocean

• freshwater wetlands

• coral reefs

• streams and rivers

This biome has grass, but few trees due to fires, drought, and grazing

• temperate grassland

• coniferous forest

• desert

• savanna

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Includes mudflats, sandy beaches, and rocky shores

• coral reef
• intertidal area
• Sargasso Sea
• polar ice

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is the main reservoir for the carbon cycle?

• Atmosphere

• Ocean sediment

• Coal

• Vegetation

What is the main function of photosynthesis for a plant?

• To make glucose

• To make carbon dioxide

• To make oxygen

• To make proteins

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What service do decomposers perform?

• Store carbon dioxide

• Recycle nutrients and matter

• Produce phosphorus for plants

• Filter water

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which element makes up the majority of the atmosphere?

• Carbon

• Oxygen

• Phosphorus

• Nitrogen

Which of the following add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

• volcanoes
• combustion of fossil fuels
• animal and plant respiration
• all of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Plants release water into the atmosphere by 

• photosynthesis
• transpiration
• perspiration
• respiration

How do plants get the nitrogen they need?

• from the air
• from the soil or water in which they live
• from the Sun
• from broken-down rocks

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3