2. Water
Cycle

3. Carbon
Cycle

4. Nitrogen
Cycle

5. Primary
Succession

6. Secondary
Succession

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9. Water changes from
a liquid to a vapor
during ___

10. Evaporation

11. Water moves from
the atmosphere to
the land and oceans
as __ which can be in
the form of rain,
snow, sleet, and hail.

12. Precipitation

13. About 91% of the
Earth's ___ falls
on the ocean.

14. Precipitation

15. Most of the precipitation that falls to the Earth's surface
a) falls into the oceans
b) remains in ponds and lakes
c) seeps into underground
d) evaporates into atmosphere

16. a) Falls directly
into the oceans

17. to the atmosphere through
Water cycles back
to the atmosphere through
a) runoff
b) precipitation
c) evaporation
d) condensation

18. c) Evaporation

19. dioxide to the atmosphere
The return of carbon
dioxide to the atmosphere
is an important step in
which cycle?

20. Carbon

21. The breakdown of
dead materials into
carbon dioxide
and water is called__

22. Decomposition

23. Which of the following
processes produces
carbon dioxide?
a) decomposition
b) respiration
c) combustion
d) all of the above

24. d) All of the above
- decomposition
- respiration
- combustion

25. nonliving environment becomes a part of living
Carbon from the
nonliving environment
becomes a part of living
organisms through
a) photosynthesis
b) respiration
c) transpiration
d) absorption

26. a) photosynthesis

27. fuel, such as oil and coal
The process of burning
fuel, such as oil and coal
is called ___

28. Combustion

29. During nitrogen fixation, nitrogen gas is converted
into a form that _ can use.

30. Plants

31. b) eating other organisms
Most animals get
the nitrogen
they need by __
a) breathing
b) eating other organisms
c) fixing nitrogen
d) drinking water

32. b) Eating other
organisms

33. Organisms need nitrogen to ___ a) breathe.
b) break down carbon molecules.
c) build proteins and DNA
d) build sugars

34. c) build proteins
and DNA

35. 78% of our atmosphere but can only be used by plants when fixed by
This gas makes up
78% of our atmosphere but can only
be used by plants when fixed by
bacteria or lightning

36. Nitrogen

37. ___ can change nitrogen
gas into forms that can
be used by plants.

38. Bacteria in
the soil

39. Lichens are also known as ____ species because they
are the first to live on the rock

40. Pioneer

41. The first step in
primary succession
is ___

42. The exposure of bare
rock from a
melting glacier

43. Lichens use ___ to
break down rocks
into soil.

44. Acids

45. ___ eventually replace the
lichens when the soil
becomes deeper.

46. Mosses

47. A forest may begin to
develop after how long?

48. Hundreds or
thousands of years

49. The first plant to grow
is the ____

50. Crabgrass

51. is usually completed in less time than primary succession
Secondary succession
is usually completed in
less time than primary succession
because ___ is already present.

52. Soil

53. weeds to grow the second
One of the most common
weeds to grow the second
year is ___

54. Horseweed

55. Small pine trees may
start to grow after
how many years?

56. 5 to 15 years

57. Daily
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58. As older pine trees
begin to die, they
may be replaced by ____

59. Hardwoods

60. Anything that
occupies space
and has mass
is called __

61. Matter

62. Succession takes place in all communities, not just those affected
True/False
Succession takes place
in all communities,
not just those affected
by disturbances such as forest fires.

63. True

64. What are the four
major steps
of the water cycle?

65. - Transpiration
- Evaporation
- Condensation
- Precipitation

66. Describe what happens
to matter in each cycle.

67. Matter continues to cycle from the environment into
living things

68. to affect the earth's climate.
Name two things
humans are doing
to affect the earth's climate.

69. -Deforestation
-Buring Fossil Fuels

70. Double
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72. Water
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73. Carbon
Cycle

74. Nitrogen
Cycle

75. Primary
Succession

76. Secondary
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79. Water that seeps
into the ground, where
it is stored in
undergroud caverns
or in porous rock, is
called __

80. Ground
Water

81. cools during the process of condensation, it forms
When water vapor
cools during the process
of condensation, it forms
a liquid that can fall to
the Earth as __

82. Precipitation

83. Your body is made of
about __% water

84. 70%

85. Where is ground
water stored under
the ground?

86. In underground caverns
or porous rock

87. Drinking after running
on a hot day replaces
water lost through
a) condensation
b) respiration
c) transpiration
d) combustion

88. c) transpiration

89. Carbon dioxide is being released into the atmosphere
in increasing amounts
which is causing __
a) temp. of land to rise
b) temp. of ocean to rise
c) global warming
d) all of the above

90. d) all of the above
- temp. of land to rise
- temp. of ocean to rise
- global warming

91. Which organisms
return the highest % of
carbon dioxide
to the atmosphere?

92. Decomposers

93. Carbon stored in the bodies of dead plants and animals
is released into the
atmosphere by burning __
a) coal
b) oil
c) natural gas
d) all of the above

94. d) all of the above
- coal
- oil
- natural gas

95. which carbon cycles from the environment into living things.
___ is the process by
which carbon cycles from
the environment into living things.

96. Photosynthesis

97. Carbon dioxide and water are released as byproducts.
During __, sugar
molecules are broken
down to release energy.
Carbon dioxide and water
are released as byproducts.

98. Respiration

99. In the nitrogen cycle,
nitrogen moves back
and forth between __
and living things.

100. The Atmosphere

101. nitrogen could not enter returned to the atmosphere.
True/False
Without bacteria,
nitrogen could not enter
living things or be
returned to the atmosphere.

102. True

103. When nitrogen is added to the air it can …
A. cause the ozone layer to become thin.
B. create acid rain.
C. cause smog to develop.
D. contribute to global warming.
E. all of the above.

104. - cause the ozone layer to become thin. - create acid rain.
E. all of the above.
- cause the ozone layer to become thin.
- create acid rain.
- cause smog to develop.
- contribute to global warming.

105. Humans affect the Nitrogen Cycle in which of the following ways?
A. Discharging sewage
B. Mining
C. Adding fertilizers to the soil
D. All of the above

106. - Adding fertilizers to the soil
D. All of the above
- Discharging sewage
- Mining
- Adding fertilizers to the soil

107. Bacteria are
essential to ____
a) combustion
b) photosynthesis
c) nitrogen fixation
d) evaporation

108. c) Nitrogen
Fixation

109. True/False
Primary succession
begins with soil.

110. There is no soil in
the area,
usually just
bare rock.

111. Through primary succession,
___ are slowly turned
into soil.

112. Rocks

113. is usually replaced by __
In primary succession,
the moss community
is usually replaced by __

114. Ferns

115. ferns are usually replaced
In primary succession,
ferns are usually replaced
by grasses and ___

116. wild-flowers

117. species prepare an area for other living things.
Describe how pioneer
species prepare an area
for other living things.

118. break rock into smaller pieces, and their decaying
Chemicals released by
the prioneer species
break rock into smaller
pieces, and their decaying
matter enriches the soil.

119. True/False
Secondary succession
may begin from a
natural disaster.

120. True

121. Seeds from weedy plants
that grow in the
second year may
get to the field by __

122. or insects have carried them
Being blown by the wind,
or insects have carried them

123. Two examples of
"hardwoods"that
may replace pine
trees are ___

124. Maple
Ash
Elm
Oak

125. In secondary succession, years for a forest to form.
it may only take ___
years for a forest to form.

126. about 100 years

127. Daily
Double!!

128. can take place in farmer's fields
Secondary succession
can take place in farmer's fields
which have been __

129. Abandoned

130. because they breathe out __
Plants are important
to humans in the
carbon cycle
because they breathe out __

131. Oxygen

132. Many species are present
in the earlier or later
stages of succession?

133. Later

134. Does soil formation
stop when trees begin
to grow? Explain.

135. No. Leaves, tree branches,
and dead organisms
contribute to the soil
when they decompose.

136. Succession doesn't follow
True/False
Succession doesn't follow
predictable stages

137. False -
It does!

138. Describe the main
difference between
primary and
secondary succession.

139. Primary - newly exposed community is destroyed,
surface, no soil
Secondary - existing
community is destroyed,
soil is present

140. Final
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141. things would be affected
Explain how living
things would be affected
if the water on our
planet suddenly
stopped evaporating.

142. be interrupted. It would
The Earth would soon
be covered with water.
The water cycle would
be interrupted. It would
no longer rain.
Land organisms would
probably go extinct.