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The Earth's ATMOSPHERE is best defined as which of the following?
The rocky area of Earth's surface.
The gases that surround Earth.
The frozen water found on Earth's surface.
The area on Earth in which life exists.
Which of the following would NOT be included in the Earth's ATMOSPHERE?
soil
carbon dioxide
water vapor
nitrogen gas
When researching, which of the following would be the most REPUTABLE source?
a peer-reviewed journal
a newspaper or magazine article
a .net webpage
a Wikipedia page
Which of the following would be considered a bias?
Summers are hotter than winters.
Those with curly hair tend to score higher grades in a class
Coca-Cola is the best-selling soda in the United States.
Judges chose their favorite art from anonymous art pieces
A variable should _____ change from trial to trial
always
Which of the following questions could NOT lead to an experiment?
How much water flows through a faucet at different openings?
Recreate the water cycle in a bag.
Does an electric motor turn faster if you increase voltage?
Does heating water allow it to dissolve more sugar?
dead or decaying organic matter
humus or detritus
organisms that share the same nutritional relationships within an ecosystem
trophic level
Which of the following would be considered a TERTIARY CONSUMER?
rabbit
fox
hawk
beetle
organism that obtains energy from the foods it consumes; also called a consumer
heterotroph (carnivore; herbivore; omnivore; detritivore)
an organism that obtains energy by consuming other organisms
consumer
Based upon the definition, which of the following would NOT be considered a HETEROTROPH?
carnivore
detritivore
omnivore
producer
The PHOTIC ZONE of the ocean will contain
sunlight and producers
the first producers of energy-rich compounds that are later used by other organisms
primary producer
Which of the following is NOT true of a CONSUMER?
A consumer will eat autotrophs.
A consumer will create energy from the Sun.
A consumer will break down detritus.
A consumer will eat heterotrophs.
Which of the following correctly describes a FOOD CHAIN?
amount of energy passed from trophic level to trophic level
amount of energy lost as heat in an ecosystem
a single sequence of energy interactions within an ecosystem
all of the possible energy interactions within an ecosystem
