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The Nonliving Environment Chapter 13

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Biotic mean?

a)

Living

b)

Nonliving

c)

Has been alive before

d)

Has never been alive

2.

What is an important Abiotic factor?

a)

Water

b)

Metal

c)

Animals

d)

Oxygen

3.

_______ is a model that describes how water moves from the surface of Earth to the atmosphere and back to the surface again

a)

Condensation

b)

Water

c)

The Water Cycle

d)

Ecosystems

4.

This transfer of Nitrogen from the atmosphere to the soil, to living organisms, and back to the atmosphere is called _____________

a)

Fixation

b)

Nitrogen Cycle

c)

Carbon cycle

d)

Water cycle

5.

The ___________ describes how carbon molecules move between the living and nonliving world

a)

Carbon Cycle

b)

Oxygen

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Fossil Fuels

6.

This production of energy-rich nutrient molecules from chemicals is called _________

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Energy Pyramid

c)

Water cycle

d)

Chemosynthesis

7.

A __________ is a model that shows all the possible feeding relationships among the organisms in a community

a)

Food web

b)

Water web

c)

Food chain

d)

Air

8.

An ____________ shows the amount of energy available at each feeding level in an ecosystem

a)

Energy Web

b)

Food Chain

c)

Food web

d)

Energy Pyramid

9.

The Carbon Cycle begins when ______ and _____ remove carbon from the environment during photosynthesis

a)

Water and Air

b)

Temp. and pressure

c)

Plants and Algae

d)

Plants and Animals

10.

What is Condensation?

a)

Gas to Liquid

b)

Liquid to Gas

c)

Gas to Solid

d)

Solid to Liquid

11.

What is at the bottom of the energy pyramid?

a)

Producers

b)

Carnivores

c)

Herpivors

d)

Omnivores