Cycling on My Matter
Hydrosphere-r-us
I'm not drinking that water!
I did not come from a fish
Flow my Energy
100
Earth's ecosystems cycle
What is carbon, nitrogen, and water
100
97% of Earth's water is
What is saltwater
100
Pollution that comes from a single source
What is point-source pollution
100
The process where species change over time
What is evolution
100
Organisms that produce their own energy are known as
What are autotrophs or producers
200
Most of Earth's Nitrogen is in the
What is atmosphere
200
An area of land that drains into a stream, river, lake, or other body of water is called
What is a watershed
200
The measure of acidity or base is known as
What is pH
200
Traits that help organisms survive over time
What is adaptations
200
A tick and a dog is an example of what kind of relationship
What is parasitism
300
The continuous movement of water is called
What is the water cycle
300
A body of water where freshwater from rivers and stream mixes with saltwater from the ocean
What is an estuary
300
The cloudiness of water
What is turbidity
300
May result in an adaptation that improves an organism's ability to exist in an environment
What is a mutation
300
Organisms that receive its energy by breaking down the remains of dead animals
What are decomposers
400
The process of water vapor release through plants is called
What is transpiration
400
Cold water from the deep ocean going to the surface is known as
What is upwelling
400
Abiotic factor associated with minerals P, atomic number 15
What is phosphorus
400
Difference occurring naturally among members of a species
What is variations
400
a series of organisms feed on the one at the next lower level
What is a food chain
500
What that flows over the land without sinking into the ground is called?
What is runoff
500
Water that is slightly salty and found in estuaries
What is brackish water
500
High nutrient levels (biotic) in water can cause an increase in what biotic water quality test?
What is nitrates
500
Darwin observed that beak shapes in finches varied according to the type of food the finches ate. Because the finches all originated from the same species, Darwin developed a hypothesis on the process which organisms are best suited to a particular environment
What is natural selection
500
Photosynthesis used light energy to combine carbon dioxide and water to produce what
What is glucose and oxygen
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