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What process captures energy from sunlight to create chemical products used as food?

• Cellular respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Anaerobic respiration

• Carbon cycling

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Which process occurs primarily in conditions where oxygen is not available?

• Aerobic respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Anaerobic respiration

• Energy transfer

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What is the main way that solar energy is captured and stored on Earth?

• Through photosynthesis

• Through atmospheric circulation

• Through the water cycle

• Through geological processes

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Which level of a food web generally has the greatest biomass and energy?

• Secondary consumers

• Top predators

• Producers

• Primary consumers

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What are the inputs and outputs of cellular respiration?

• Inputs: Glucose and oxygen, Outputs: CO2 and water

• Inputs: CO2 and water, Outputs: Glucose and oxygen

• Inputs: Nitrogen and hydrogen, Outputs: Ammonia

• Inputs: Carbon and hydrogen, Outputs: Methane

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In the carbon cycle, carbon is exchanged among which of the following?

• Hydrosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere

• Atmosphere, mesosphere, and biosphere

• Cryosphere, biosphere, and stratosphere

• Biosphere, atmosphere, oceans, and geosphere

What is the role of storing carbon in organisms as part of the carbon cycle?

• To enhance solar radiation absorption

• To increase atmospheric oxygen

• To facilitate water filtration

• To store energy and structural components

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Which behavior can increase the chances for an individual and a species to survive and reproduce?

• Solitary living

• Group behavior

• Nocturnal activity

• Predatory exclusion

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What happens at each link upward in a food web?

• Only a small fraction of the matter is transferred upward

• A large fraction of matter is transferred upward

• All organisms become predators

• Energy increases

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What describes the relationship between group behaviors like flocking and individual survival rates?

• Group behaviors have no impact on survival rates

• Group behaviors increase survival rates

• Group behaviors are unrelated to survival

• Group behaviors decrease survival rates