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Ecologists study:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Living things and their genetic
makeup
Genetic patterns and the
chemistry in them
The physical world and its
processes
The Earth and its processes
Relationships between organisms and their
environment
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How are matter and mass related?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Mass is a component of
matter.
Neither matter nor mass take up
space.
Matter is a component of
mass.
Both matter and mass take up
space.
Mass takes up space, while matter does not take up
space.
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Water vapor, water, and ice are examples of:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Types of matter
Phases of matter
Transfers of energy into matter
Forms of energy
Types of mass
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The law of conservation of matter tells us that matter:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Can never be reused
Needs to be conserved or it will not be available for future generations
Can be destroyed
Can be conserved by some adaptive strategies
Is used repeatedly
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Metabolism is a collective term for thousands of:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Organic compounds in a cell
Enzymatic reactions necessary for life
Cells in an organism
Molecular reactions in a cell
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Potential energy is _______ energy.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Electrical
Motion
Stored
Heat
Latent
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Which of the following has the highest quality energy?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
A warm brick
An intense fire
A flowing stream
A rock rolling downhill
Hot air
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The first law of thermodynamics and the law of conservation of matter are similar in that
A.
B.
C.
D.
Under normal circumstances neither energy nor matter is created nor destroyed.
Both energy and matter flow in a one-way path through biological systems.
Under normal circumstances energy and matter are created as they pass through biological systems.
The first law of thermodynamics and the law of conservation of matter are not similar.
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The second law of thermodynamics states that as energy moves through different forms and systems, it gradually:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Becomes more concentrated
Dissipates and becomes unavailable
Disappears and is lost
Accumulates in the form of electricity
Changes from kinetic to potential energy
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The process of cellular respiration:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Helps primary producers store energy accumulated by chloroplasts
Utilizes energy from chemical bonds of molecules, such as glucose
Eliminates the need for enzymes in metabolism
Does not occur in primary producers
Does not occur in detritivores
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Producers and consumers rely on ____________ to release chemical energy
stored as ATP.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Cellular respiration
The sun
Photosynthesis
Metabolism
Chemosynthesis
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Although there are exceptions, in general, a species includes all organisms that
are similar enough to:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Produce fertile offspring in nature
Look alike
Fill the same niche
Occupy the same community
Live together
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All members of a species that live in the same area, at the same time, make up
a(n):
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Species
Ecosystem
Community
Population
Biome
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Productivity in an ecosystem has to do with:
A.
The efficiency of its primary producers
B.
The number of different species living in the ecosystem
C.
Its longevity
D.
The combined metabolic rate of the biological
communities
E.
Its rate of producing biomass
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A simple linked feeding series such as grass-rabbit-wolf is known as a(n):
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Energy cycle
Food web
Carbon cycle
Food chain
Food cycle
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Primary consumers are also known as:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Carnivores
Scavengers
Decomposers
Herbivores
Top carnivores
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Omnivores eat mainly:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Detritivores
Plants
Animals
Dead plants and animals
Plants and animals
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Living vegetation and the ocean are known as "carbon sinks" because:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
They are made of carbon.
They create carbon.
They destroy carbon.
They store carbon.
Due to gravity, carbon is found closer to the ground.
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Which of the following is not a step in the global nitrogen cycle?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Nitrogen fixation
Nitrification
Photosynthesis
Ammonification
Denitrification
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Phosphorus cycles through the Earth's ecosystems:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Extremely quickly
Very slowly
Only when activated by human activity
Very rarely
Quickly when humans burn large amounts of fossil fuels
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