Compost and manure can be added to the soil to increase the ____________ matter. (Hint: Def - of, relating to, or derived from living matter)
What is organic matter?
100
The __________ cycle talks about the transfer of this element from rocks, to the soil, into plants, and then into our atmosphere, creating a greenhouse gas.
What is the Carbon Cycle?
100
Humans are in the class ____________.
What is mammalia?
100
The earth's atmosphere is 21% this gas, which many living things need to survive.
What is oxygen?
100
In Latin, photo means ________.
What is light?
200
These are the three macronutrients plants need to survive.
What are Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium?
200
The first three steps of this cycle are Evaporation, Condensation, and Precipitation.
What is the water cycle?
200
Insects are in the phylum ____________.
What is arthropoda?
200
The atmosphere is 78% this gas, which can be fixed into soil by lightning.
What is Nitrogen?
200
In Latin, -ptera means ________.
What is wing?
300
We make __________ by adding organic matter and carbon and allowing it to decompose.
What is compost?
300
________ is the movement of soil and rock particles from one place to another, which gets worse with a lack or organic matter in the soil.
What is erosion?
300
Spiders are in the class ____________.
What is arachnida?
300
Earth is the only planet to have liquid __________ in such quantities, making it ideal for life.
What is water?
300
The "Di-" in Carbon Dioxide is referring to how many oxygen atoms there are in the molecule. "Di-" means this in Latin.
What is two?
400
___________ is the first few inches of soil.
What is topsoil?
400
The opposite of photosynthesis in plants is __________ ___________ in heterotrophs.
What is cellular respiration?
400
Insects are in the ____________ kingdom.
What is animal?
400
Carbon dioxide is this type of gas, meaning it traps heat on earth.
What is a greenhouse gas?
400
In Latin, Bio means _________.
What is life?
500
True or False: Adding ground cover protects the soil.
What is true?
500
This is a chain reaction which causes a depletion of oxygen in the water and the death of organisms in the water.
What is eutrophication?
500
Animals are in the domain ___________, referring to the type of cells they have.
What is eukarya?
500
These two products of photosynthesis make life on Earth possible for heterotrophs (things that must eat to survive).