1. Energy Flow, Cycles of Matter, Organic Compounds
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2. Please select a Team by picking the category that matches your birthday.
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December

3. Organic/
Inorganic
Matter in
Ecosystems
Living
Systems
Biomass
Cycles
Miscellaneous
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4. Which of the following is an organic compound?
Organic/Inorganic
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Which of the following is an organic compound?
Salt – NaCl
Water – H2O
Glucose – C6H12O6
Ammonia – NH3

5. Organic/Inorganic
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Where do living organisms obtain elements needed to make organic compounds?
The atmosphere (air)
Water from the soil
Consuming other organisms
All of the above

6. Plants are an organic because:
Organic/Inorganic
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Plants are an organic because:
They contain two or more elements that don’t include carbon
They contain only three different elements
They have 24 atoms
They contain carbon and other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, nitrogen or sulfur

7. Carbon dioxide for energy is used by:
Organic/Inorganic
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Carbon dioxide for energy is used by:
Plants during photosynthesis
Animals during respiration
Plants, animals, and fungi during respiration
Plants and fungi during respiration

8. Organic/Inorganic
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Carbon is recycled back into the atmosphere by all of the following methods except
Absorption by oceans
Plant and animal decay
Animals breathing
Industrial activity; burning fossil fuels

9. Glucose helps maintain life on our planet by storing what?
Matter in Ecosystems
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Glucose helps maintain life on our planet by storing what?
Chemical energy
Radiant energy
Carbon dioxide
minerals

10. The elements that make up the compounds of photosynthesis are
Matter in Ecosystems
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The elements that make up the compounds of photosynthesis are
Made new every time
Elements do not make up compounds of photosynthesis
Lost once they are used
Recycled through the carbon cycle

11. Matter in Ecosystems
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A substance that cannot be broken down into any other substance is called what?
a mixture
A compound
An element
matter

12. How do humans contribute to the carbon cycle?
Matter in ecosystems
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How do humans contribute to the carbon cycle?
By building homes
By over-populating the earth
By burning fossil fuels
By replenishing forests

13. Matter in Ecosystems
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The rainforest has an extremely high number of plants and animal species because
It receives very little rainfall
It receives lots of rainfall
It is cold and dry all year
It receives lots of energy

14. Human Squirrel Oak Tree Beetle
Living Systems
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Which of the following would be an example of an organism you would find at the bottom of an energy pyramid?
Human
Squirrel
Oak Tree
Beetle

15. How do decomposers obtain energy in an ecosystem?
Living Systems
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How do decomposers obtain energy in an ecosystem?
Through photosynthesis
From breaking down dead organisms
From the atmosphere
Through symbiosis

16. Which statement best describes one of the levels of this pyramid?
Living Systems
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Which statement best describes one of the levels of this pyramid?
The organisms in level B obtain food directly from level A
Level D contains the greatest number of heterotrophs in the pyramid
Level C contains the largest group of consumers in the pyramid
Level A contains the largest producers in the pyramid

17. Matter is gained and lost Matter is lost No matter is lost or gained
Living Systems
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As energy flows through a food web, what statement best characterizes the transformation of matter within the cycle?
Matter is gained and lost
Matter is lost
No matter is lost or gained
None of the above

18. Living Systems
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How would spraying pesticides to remove all the mosquitoes in a given area affect the food chain?
Mosquitoes are important links in the food chain, and removing them would affect all the animals that are higher up
Mosquitoes are not an important species, and would not affect the food chain
All the frogs and birds that depend on mosquitoes would completely disappear and the ecosystem would be destroyed

19. Biomass
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Organic waste; matter from plants and animals that can be used as a source of energy is
Nitrogen
Biomass
Hydrogen
Mushrooms

20. Biomass
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Biomass is commonly plant matter grown to generate ___ or produce heat.
Electromagnetism
Electricity
Electric charge
Electric current

21. Biomass
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The process in which organic wastes, such as food and yard wastes, decompose naturally is called
Composting
Carbonation
De-nitrification
Nitrogen fixation

22. Biomass
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In a healthy forest, dead trees and limbs fall to the ground and decompose. Why is decomposition is important to a forest ecosystem?
Nutrients are released when wood is broken down by decomposers
Worms produce oxygen that is used by other organisms
Dead trees provide nest sites for many different birds
Water is stored in dead tree limbs for animals to drink

23. Biomass
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The pyramid illustrates some feeding relationships in alpine meadows of Yellowstone National Park. Which statement is best supported by the information shown in the pyramid?
Chipmunks and insects can occupy the same niche
Biomass decreases as energy is transferred from one level to another
Insects are classified as omnivores in alpine meadow communities
As the number of bears in this community increases, the number of chipmunks will increase

24. Why is Carbon is essential to life ?
Cycles
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Why is Carbon is essential to life ?
It’s the most common element
The compounds of life are built with it
Living organisms breathe it
So it can bind with oxygen in the water

25. What do nitrogen fixing bacteria do?
Cycles
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What do nitrogen fixing bacteria do?
Help with the decay process
Release nitrogen into the air
Put nitrogen from the air into the soil
Help plants carry out photosynthesis

26. Nitrogen is essential to life because _______
Cycles
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Nitrogen is essential to life because _______
It helps make proteins and amino acids
It is the most important element for life
It makes up carbohydrates
Help plants carry out photosynthesis

27. Carbon is in what form in the atmosphere?
Cycles
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Carbon is in what form in the atmosphere?
solid
plasma
liquid
gas

28. What place on earth is known as a carbon “sink”?
Cycles
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What place on earth is known as a carbon “sink”?
The atmosphere
The mountains
The ocean
The deserts

29. Which of the following is not an abiotic factor in an ecosystem?
Miscellaneous
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Which of the following is not an abiotic factor in an ecosystem?
The yearly rainfall
The number of plants
The average temperature
The amount of oxygen in the water

30. Miscellaneous
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A drought condition affects an area. Lack of rain is ___ of that area’s organisms.
An adaptation
The community
A limiting factor
The carrying capacity

31. Abiotic factors in an ecosystem such as sunlight, water, and oxygen __
Miscellaneous
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Abiotic factors in an ecosystem such as sunlight, water, and oxygen __
Are necessary to support life
Are not necessary to support life
Are found in the same amount everywhere on Earth
Are non-renewable resources

32. Miscellaneous
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A population of wolves lives in a region with plenty of food, water, and living space. Which of these is true?
The wolf population will become carnivores
The wolf population faces increased competition
The wolf population lives in a poor habitat
The wolf population has excellent potential for survival 7

33. When is an ecosystem best able to support a variety of organisms?
Miscellaneous
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When is an ecosystem best able to support a variety of organisms?
When organisms share food and habitats equally
When competition for food is controlled by humans
When the physical space needs of an organism is met
When organisms use the parts of an ecosystem differently