___ is a major life zone of interrelated species bound together by similar climate, vegetation and animal life

___ is a system made up of a community of animals, plants and other organisms as well as the abiotic (non-living) aspects of its environment

___ is the collection of all ecologically connected species in an area

___ is a group of organisms of the same species living in the same region

Producers (mainly plant life) are also known as ___ that make their own food through photosynthesis

Decomposers (bacteria and fungi) is also known as ___ that break down organic matter and release minerals back into the soil

____ (insects and certain vertebrates) consume decaying organic matter like carrion or flesh.

Consumers (most animals) are also known as ___ and refers to animals that consume other organisms to survive.

Primary consumers also known as ____ subsist on producers. Examples include grass hoppers, deer, cows and rabbits

Secondary consumers also known as ___ or predators, subsist on primary consumers, examples would be birds, foxes and snakes

Some Secondary consumers are also known as ___ meaning they consume producers and consumers. Examples include chickens, rats and sea otters.

Tertiary consumers also known as ___ are capable of eating secondary consumers and are also considered to be omnivores. Examples include=de lions, wolves, sharks and humans.

The hierarchy of consumers starts with tertiary consumers, then secondary consumers then ___ and ___

Which of the following is the term for the zone that extends from the earths crust through the lower atmosphere and which encompasses all life on earth?

Which of the following is the Decomposer?

___ is the broadest category of all living things

___ includes bacteria, algae, and primitive pathogens. It represents prokaryotic life forms and doesn’t not have nuclei.

___ are the simplest eukaryotes that include Protozoa, unicellular and multicellular algae, slime, and water slime molds.

___ includes mushrooms, bread molds, and yeast. Decomposers that feed on dead protoplasm.

___ are producers that have the ability to photosynthesize.

___ are consumers that produce energy by consuming other organisms. Can be both vertebrates and invertebrates, such as arthropods, sponges and humans.

Mammals are part of the kingdom ___

Not including domains, the correct order of the categories of taxonomy, from most specific to most general is __

Which of the following is an example of a primary consumer?

How many domains are recognized in taxonomy?

The outermost layer that makes up the earth is the ___ that comprises roughly one percent of the total volume of the earth

Beneath the crust is the ___ which comprises more that 75% of earths volume and contains mostly iron, magnesium and calcium.

At the center of the earth lies the ___ which is nearly twice as dense as the mantle because its composition is metallic.

The crust and the ridged upper part of the mantle consist of approximately __ separate pieces called plates

When plates slide relative to each other along fault lines ____ can occur.

What do scientists use to measure a earthquakes intensity?

____ rocks formed from the Harding of molten rock or magma. Examples include, granite, pumice, basalt and obsidian

____ rocks are formed by sedimentation or gradual depositions of small bits of rock, clay and other materials and over time become cemented together. Examples include, shale, sandstone, gypsum, dolomite and cole.

____ rocks are formed when existing rock material is altered through temperature, pressure or chemical processes. Examples include marble, slate, gneiss and quartzite

Studies of the Precambrian eon have shown that life first appeared on earth approximately ___

Which of the following is an igneous rock

When water becomes a gas and raises into the atmosphere it is called ___

When water evaporates off of leaves and into the atmosphere this process is called ___

Once the transpiration turns to water vapor and condenses it turns into ___

When clouds become to heaven they release ___ in the form of a soil (snow and ice) or liquid (rain).

The process where excess water is absorbed into the earths surface is known as __

The process where water returns to the ocean from snow melt is known as ___

Which of the following is a way in which carbon is released into the atmosphere?

Earth has four layers of its atmosphere, choose all that apply.

Lowest leave of the atmosphere where weather takes place.

This layer is primarily responsible for absorbing the ultraviolet radiation from the sun.

This is where we see falling stars, and meteoroids that fall to the earth and burn up in the atmosphere.

Temperatures increase with altitude in the ____ because there is little matter to deflect solar radiation.

The earths atmosphere is order from highest to lowest goes