chair, cup, computer, air, temperature, pencil, pen, smartboard, etc.
100
Which kind of organism obtains energy directly from the sun?
decomposers,
herbivores,
omnivores,
producers
What is producers (plants)
100
Name three different biomes
What is desert, tundra, taiga, tropical rain forest, temperate rain forest, savanna, chapparral
100
the upper-layer of a tropical rain forest, where most of the animals lives; receives a large amount of sunlight
Canopy
200
Which of the following is not considered a part of Earth’s system?
hydrosphere, geosphere, atmosphere, envirosphere
What is envirosphere
200
Which of the following is part of an organism’s habitat?
shelter,
food,
water,
all of the above
What is all of the above
200
On new islands formed by volcanic activity, you will most likely find succession.
What is primary
200
Where do the majority of animals live in a tropical rain forest?
canopy
200
Gangster grasshoppers have acquired a [blank] in order to survive chemicals designed to kill them.
resistance
300
The ozone layer is located in the
atmosphere,
geosphere,
hydrosphere,
troposphere
What is atmosphere
300
If an insect is no longer killed by an insecticide, it has developed a(n) to the chemical.
What is a resistance
300
A process in which energy from the sun is used to make sugar molecules is called
What is photosynthesis
300
Animals of the taiga have adaptations such as the ability to
change color to avoid predators,
find watering holes in the dry season,
give birth during the rainy season only,
prevent summertime water loss with their thick, scaly skin
What is change color to avoid predators.
300
All of the oceans connected as one
world ocean
400
The continuous movement of water into the air, onto land, and then back to water sources is known as
What is the water cycle
400
The initial source of food in most land ecosystems are
What is producers, plants or the sun
400
Which of the following plants is likely to be a pioneer species?
lichen
shrub
grass
oak tree
What is lichen
400
What biome is located near the equator and receives large amounts of rain
Tropical Rain Forest
400
Gas emitted from cars and factories as a product of burning fossil fuels
carbon dioxide
500
Explain the role of the ocean in the regulation of climate
The ocean absorbs great amounts of energy and heat from the Sun's UV rays. If these were to all hit land, the Earth would be too hot to survive.
500
Imagine a population of small birds that feed only on snails. They use their hooked, needle-like beaks to pull snails from their shells. Explain how these birds might have evolved their specialized beaks.
What is evolution. The birds with hooked beaks are more likely to survive and reproduce, thus having gangster, babies with hooked beaks perfect for eating snails.
500
Which trophic level has the greatest amount of organisms?
Lowest trophic level, filled with producers
500
Which of the following best describes the relationship between climate and latitude? :
What is the greater the latitude, the colder the climate.
500
the process of a liquid changing to a gas due to heating