Plants
Trophic Levels
Flow of Energy
Cycling of Matter
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100

All life on earth relies on energy from the...

Sun

100

Give an example of a producer.

any plant

100

Where do producers get their energy?

The sun

100

Water vapor condenses and falls to Earth's surface as precipitation.

True or False

True 

100

Matter can only be ________

Transformed

200

What is the process called whereby plants make their own food?

photosynthesis

200

What do omnivores eat?

producers and consumers
200
Which trophic level is responsible for recycling matter?

Decomposers

200

Evaporation and transpiration occur during the daytime when the sun _____ up the atmosphere.

Heats

200

Fossil fuels are part of the carbon cycle because, when burned, they release ______

Carbon dioxide

300

True or False: all plants need soil to grow.

false

300

Name a tertiary consumer. 

lion, hawk, human, shark, etc. 

300

Matter cannot be _________ or __________.

created, destroyed
300

Which of the following processes in the water cycle involves the transformation of liquid water into water vapor?

Evaporation

300

What is the role of producers in the nutrient cycle?

They begin the cycle.

400

What is the food plants created called?

glucose
400

Finish this food chain 

sun -> clover -> _______ -> spider -> raccoon 

butterfly, fly, bee, etc.

400

What level of consumers are mostly vegetarian?

primary

400

Organisms that deliver phosphorus back into soil and rock by consuming dead plants and animals are known as...

Decomposers

400

Where do nitrogen-fixing bacteria commonly live?

In water, soil, or on plant roots

500

The gas that plants take in is called _____________ and the gas that they give off is called ____________.

CO2, oxygen

500

Name 3 decomposers

worms, beetles, mold, yeast, bacteria

500

Where do decomposers get their energy?

dead and decaying organisms 

500

The carbon, phosphorus, and nitrogen cycles are all examples of nutrient cycles, also known as _______________ cycles. (Earth's life cycles)

Biogeochemical

500

Nitrogen can be taken from the atmosphere and turned into a usable form by humans, lightning, and bacteria through a process known as....

Nitrogen Fixation 

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