Chapter 5 Review Test Answers – Flashcards
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Diptera
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flies
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process in which energy from sunlight is used to change cabon dioxide and water into glucose
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photosyntesis
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process through which oxygen and glucose are combined to produce carbon dioxide and water
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respiration
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simple sugar made during photosynthesis
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glucose
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4th most abundant element on Earth
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carbon
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the process in which carbon is used by, and is returned to, the environment
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carbon cycle
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the breakdown of organic matter
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decomposition
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element that makes up nearly 21% of our atmosphere
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oyxgen
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the fow of oxgen through the environment
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oxygen cycle
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carbon and oxygen cycle between...
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living and non-living things in the environment
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the burning of fossil fuels can cause an increase in this gas...
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carbon dioxide
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the clearing of forest areas
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deforestation
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a naturally occuring effect in which gases trap heat close to the Earth's surface
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greenhouse effect
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the process in which water consumes energy and changes from a liguid state to a gas
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evaporation
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the process of changing nitrogen gas into usable nitrogen compounds
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nitrogen fixation
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water that falls to Earth from a cloud
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precipitation
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the process from which water evavaporates from a plant's leaves
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transpiration
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living things that eat other living organisms
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consumer
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organisms that break down dead organic matter into simpler parts
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decomposer
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a model that shows how energy moves from one level to another through an ecosystem
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energy pyramid
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overlaooing food chains
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food web
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Organisms that make food through photosynthesis
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producer
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each step in the movement of energy through an ecosystem
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trophic level
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the proscess of water changing from a water vapor to tiny doplets of liquid
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condensatiion
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the percentage of usable fresh water on Earth
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less than 1%
