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What do we call the movement of water from the atmosphere to the land and oceans?
What element do all biological molecules have?
Combustion of fossil fuels is part of what natural cycle? Why?
What is the development of a community on barren rock called? What is a typical pioneer
organism?
What process renews fresh water on Earth?
What process in the carbon cycle returns carbon to the environment? Succession or decomposition
What is the gradual development of a community over time?
When succession takes place in an area that has previously had growth we call it?
What process do plants use carbon dioxide to make sugars?
What do we call the process by which bacteria in the soil change nitrogen to be useable?
Water moves from the atmosphere to land in the form of?
What do we call the first plants to grow on an abandoned farm?
A hardwood tree is most likely going to grow during what phase of succession?
The second year, after a field is abandoned, how do the weed appear? (How did the new species
get into the field?)
Lichens growing on abandoned rock are examples of?
What type of succession will happen after a forest fire?
What is succession?
What comes after lichens in primary succession?
What do we call liquid water changing to water vapor?
What is ground water?
What does nitrogen fixation?
Why is matter important in studying the environment?
Can plants use atmospheric nitrogen?
What process makes carbon useful to living organisms?
The loss of water by plants is?
What is decomposition?
Chapter 2 Review Guide
1. What do we call the movement of water from the atmosphere to the land and oceans?
2. What element do all biological molecules have?
3. Combustion of fossil fuels is part of what natural cycle? Why?
4. What is the development of a community on barren rock called? What is a typical pioneer
organism?
5. What process renews fresh water on Earth?
6. What process in the carbon cycle returns carbon to the environment? Succession or decomposition
7. What is the gradual development of a community over time?
8. When succession takes place in an area that has previously had growth we call it?
9. What process do plants use carbon dioxide to make sugars?
10. What do we call the process by which bacteria in the soil change nitrogen to be useable?
11. Water moves from the atmosphere to land in the form of?
12. What do we call the first plants to grow on an abandoned farm?
13. A hardwood tree is most likely going to grow during what phase of succession?
14. The second year, after a field is abandoned, how do the weed appear? (How did the new species
get into the field?)
15. Lichens growing on abandoned rock are examples of?
16. What type of succession will happen after a forest fire?
17. What is succession?
18. What comes after lichens in primary succession?
19. What do we call liquid water changing to water vapor?
20. What is ground water?
21. What does nitrogen fixation?
22. Why is matter important in studying the environment?
23. Can plants use atmospheric nitrogen?
24. What process makes carbon useful to living organisms?
25. The loss of water by plants is?
26. What is decomposition?