Quiz about Terrariums

Question 1

Which letter represents the evaporation stage in the water cycle?

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A

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B

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C

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D

Question 2

What is the process of water going out of the leaves of plants during photosynthesis?

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transpiration

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evaporation

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condensation

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precipitation

Question 3

Water enters a plant through its

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roots

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stem

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leaves

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flowers

Question 4

Condensation occurs when

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water vapor in the atmosphere turns into water

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water turns into ice

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ice turns into water

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snow falls to the ground

Question 5

When water turns into water vapor outside it is usually due to

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the Sun's heat

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clouds causing  precipitation

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plants causing transpiration

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cool air causing condensation

Question 6

What is the most important factor in allowing plants to produce the energy needed to grow?

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sunlight

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heat

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oxygen

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water

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a form of precipitation?

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run off

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rain

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snow

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hail

Question 8

A class wants to find the ideal temperature for plants to grow in a terrarium. If the students set up several terrariums, what should they do to get the best results?

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Use a light bulb with a different brightness in each terrarium.

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Plant different kinds of plants in each terrarium.

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Add different amounts of water to each terrarium.

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Use different fertilizers in each terrarium.

Question 9

During evaporation, which change best describes what happens to water?

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A liquid changes to a gas.

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A gas changes to a liquid.

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A gas changes to a solid.

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A liquid changes to a solid.

Question 10

Plants and animals have different needs that are met by their environment. Which of the following are examples of resources the environment provides that are needed by both plants and animals?

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Water and air

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Sunlight and water

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Soil and air

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Sunlight and soil

Question 11

What gas would eventually decrease if a large number of plants in a forest habitat were removed?

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Oxygen

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Nitrogen

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Hydrogen

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Carbon dioxide

Question 12

Plants play a role in the carbon dioxide and oxygen cycle when they absorb -

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carbon dioxide and give off oxygen

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oxygen and give off carbon dioxide

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hydrogen and give off oxygen

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hydrogen and give off carbon dioxide

Question 13

Carbon dioxide is a gas found in the Earth's atmosphere. Animals expel carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as a part of -

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respiration

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growth

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reproduction

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feeding

Question 14

What resource, given off by plants as their contribution to the carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle, is necessary for the survival of animals?

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Oxygen

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Sunlight

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Water

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Carbon Dioxide

Question 15

Plants are important to the survival of animals because plants -

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produce oxygen and add it to the atmosphere

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take in water and nutrients through their roots

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grow upwards in order to collect sunlight

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sometimes use the wind to spread their seeds

Question 16

Huge areas of the Amazon Rainforest are being cut down. What effect could this have on the carbon-dioxide and oxygen cycle if the removal of so many plans and trees continues?

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Carbon dioxide levels increase

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Oxygen levels increase

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Carbon dioxide levels decrease

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Nitrogen levels decrease

Question 17

Which of the following could increase the amount of oxygen in the air?

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Planting more trees

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Building more houses

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Paving more streets

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Burning more oil

Question 18

The diagram represents the role of a plant in the carbon dioxide/oxygen cycle. Letter X represents the plant releasing -

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Oxygen

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Hydrogen

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Nitrogen

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Light

Question 19

Students set up terrariums that were sealed glass containers with lizards and cactuses. The graph is about the number of plants and animals placed in each terrarium.

Based on the data, which terrarium will have the highest amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

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Terrarium #4

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Terrarium #1

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Terrarium #2

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Terrarium #3

Question 20

Green anole lizards are bright-green reptiles native to the southeastern United States. They can be kept in terrariums to study their behavior and how they interact with their environment. Which observation describes the anole lizard interacting with the living elements in its environment?

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The anole climbed the plant and then ate a cricket off one of the leaves.

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The anole rested on one of the rocks and lifted its head toward the light.

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The anole drank some water and then ran across the sand.

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The anole jumped from the rock and scattered sand with its tail.

Question 21

A container for a worm farm needs to have a lid, but the lid must be left partially open because worms require which of the following in order to survive?

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Oxygen

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Sunlight

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Carbon dioxide

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All of these

Question 22

What is the place where a plant or animal finds its needs to survive?

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Habitat

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Location

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Organism

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Survive

Question 23

All of the organisms that live in a place, together with their physical environment is called the:

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ecosystem

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ecology

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biotic factor

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community

Question 24

Which of the following is part of the Earth's hydrosphere?

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liquid water, water vapor, solid water and underground water

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all water except water vapor which is a gas.

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all the water of the earth surface but not vapor and underground water

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surface water and underground water but not water as a gas

Question 25

Scientists generally use three approaches to study ecology, which is an example of experimentation?

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raising ants in terrariums, each identical except for the clay content of the soil.

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counting the number of migrating geese that visit a pond.

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using a computer program to predict the growth of a forest.

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observing frogs as they swim across the pond.

Question 26

In the morning, you observe that water droplets have formed on grass. Which process occurred when the water droplets formed on the grass?

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condensation

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deposition

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evaporation

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sublimation

Question 27

As water changes state, the water either absorbs or releases energy. Which of these answers is a process that releases energy?

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lake water freezing

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snow melting

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ice subliming

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ocean water evaporating

Question 28

Taylor grows plants in a container called a terrarium. She keeps the terrarium on a sunny windowsill.

The terrarium is closed, so Taylor cannot add water to the plants. However, the plants have enough water to grow. Which of these statements best explains why the plants always have enough water?

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Energy from the sun cycles water through the soil, the plants, and the air.

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The air cannot hold all of the water vapor.

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Water is unable to evaporate from the soil.

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The plants take up water and store it in their stems and leaves.

Question 29

Which of these changes of state would involve water absorbing energy?

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evaporation

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condensation

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deposition

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freezing

Question 30

Which statement best describes the movement of liquid water from land back into a body of water?

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runoff

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condensation

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evaporation

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precipitation

Question 31

In which form does water rise into the atmosphere when it evaporates?

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water vapor

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water droplets

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snow

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ice

Question 32

Which term best describes a change of state from a liquid to a gas caused by the sun's energy?

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evaporation

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sublimation

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deposition

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precipitation

Question 33

Nicholas pours a small beaker of water into a vase that contained different layers. What is the correct term for the movement of water from the surface of Earth to the groundwater?

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infiltration

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precipitation

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runoff

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transpiration

Question 34

any individual life form; plant, animal, or single-celled.

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organism

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biotic

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abiotic

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environment

Question 35

everything that surrounds and influences an organism.

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environment

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environmental factor

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biotic

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abiotic

Question 36

any part of an environment that might change an organism within its environment

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environmental factors

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biotic factors

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abiotic factors

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ecology

Question 37

any environmental factor that is not living

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abiotic factors

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biotic factors

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environmental factors

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terrarium

Question 38

any environmental factor that is living

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biotic factors

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environmental factors

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abiotic factors

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vampires

Question 39

a science that deals with the relationships between groups of living things and their environments

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ecology

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biology

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zoology

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geology

Question 40

a container, sometimes sealed, for plants and/or animals.

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terrarium

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aquarium

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vivarium

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planetarium

Question 41

An organism, especially bacteria, fungus, or invertebrate, that breaks down organic material.

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decomposers

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producers

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consumers

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scavengers

Question 42

land environments

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Terrestrial

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Aquatic

Question 43

Water environments

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Aquatic

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Terrestrial

Question 44

What type of land model is shown below?

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a terrarium

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a globe

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a diorama

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a book

Question 45

What is a terrarium?

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A terrarium helps observe small land and plant animals.

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A terrarium helps observe about the sun and moon.

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A terrarium helps observe pushes and pulls.

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A terrarium helps observe magnetic objects.

Question 46

What do plants need to live?

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air, water, nutrients, sunlight

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air, water, clothes, space

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water and soil

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air, water, nutrients

Question 47

Which type of organism "recycles" nutrients back into an ecosystem?

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decomposers

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consumers

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producers

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omnivores

Question 48

Manual builds a terrarium for his pet lizard. Which is an abiotic factor he should include in the habitat?

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water

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plants

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insects

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fish

Question 49

An ecosystem only has a certain amount of _______________ to support a certain number of organisms.

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limiting factors (food, water, space, and shelter)

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clothing

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grass

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none of the above

Question 50

Which of the following would be the best habitat for a pet cricket?

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a terrarium

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a birdcage

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a cardboard box

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an aquarium

Question 51

A condition or resource that keeps a population at a certain size is known as a _______________

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limiting factor

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balance of nature

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population

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community

Question 52

Which of these organisms is best suited for the terrarium?

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snail

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blue jay

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lobster

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fist

Question 53

How does water flow through a plant (from entry to exit)?

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root-stem-leaves

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stem-root-leaves

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leaves-stem-root

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root-leaves-stem

Question 54

Which of the following describe transpiration best?

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Water exits the leaves of a plant as a gas.

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Water enters the leaves of a plant as a liquid.

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Water exits the leaves of a plant as liquid.

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Water enters the leaves of a plant as a gas.

Question 55

What plant process occurs in the chloroplasts (located in the leaf) and allows a plant to make its own food?

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Photosynthesis

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Respiration

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Transpiration

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Capillary Action

Question 56

What are the products (result) of photosynthesis?

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Oxygen and glucose

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Carbon dioxide and water

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Carbon dioxide and oxygen

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Glucose and carbon dioxide

Question 57

What are the raw materials needed for photosynthesis to occur?

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All of the above

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Carbon Dioxide (CO₂₎

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Water (H₂O)

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Radiant energy

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Chlorphyll

Question 58

The process of photosynthesis takes ____________ energy from the sun and transforms it into ________________ energy.

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radiant, chemical

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chemical, radiant

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chemical, electrical

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radiant, electrical

Question 59

a closed glass or plastic container where terrestrial organisms can live and be observed

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terrarium

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population

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niche

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habitat

Question 60

having to do with land or the Earth

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terrestrial

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terrarium

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habitat

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model

Question 61

an organism that can make its own food through the process of photosynthesis

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producer

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consumer

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carnivore

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herbivore

Question 62

a living thing that is made of cells, uses energy, reproduces, responds, grows, and develops

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organism

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carnivore

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herbivore

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species

Question 63

the process by which plants use carbon dioxide and sunlight to create oxygen for consumers and sugar for themselves for food

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photosynthesis

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niche

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terrestrial

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biodiversity

Question 64

place where an organism lives

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habitat

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terrarium

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population

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niche

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