Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Mixed
Practical Application
100

                                                                       

What are living and nonliving things in a given area?

                                                       


    

ecosystem

100

                                                                       

What is the process during which water vapor changes into liquid water?

                                                       


    

condensation

100

                                                                       

What is the model showing how energy flows in an ecosystem?

                                                       


    

food chain

100

                                                                       

What is the water that falls from clouds to Earth’s surface?

                                                       


    

precipitation

100


What is the term that describes Minnesota's weather during the winter, spring, summer and fall?

climate

200


What is a nonliving thing in an ecosystem?

                                                       


    

abiotic factor

200

                                                                       

What cannot be separated by chemical means?

                                                       


    

element

200

                                                                       

What is the model showing the amount of energy available in each step of a food chain?

                                                       


    

energy pyramid

200

                                                                       

What is the word that means "to set free"?

                                                       


    

release

200


The rain that falls on to the ground during a thunderstorm is an example of:

precipitation

300


What is the average weather conditions in an area over time?

                                                       


    

climate

300

                                                                       

What is the process during which liquid water changes into water vapor?

                                                       


    

evaporation

300

                                                                       

What is the model of energy transfer showing how the food chains in a community are interconnected?

                                                       


    

food web

300

What is the term for when a rabbit eats grass, a fox eats the rabbit, and decomposers break down the fox's body?

food chain

300


What is the process where bacteria and the plant form an interaction together?

nitrogen fixation

400


What are the layer of gases surrounding Earth?

                                                       


    

atmosphere

400

                                                                       

What are unicellular organisms without a membrane-bound nucleus?

                                                       


    

bacteria

400

                                                                       

What is the process of using chemical energy in matter to make food?

                                                       


    

chemosynthesis

400


What is the term used to describe the water drops that form on a cold glass of lemonade in the summer?

condensation

400


What is the process that happens when a rain puddle is there at 10:00AM but is gone by 12:00PM?

evaporation

500

                                                                       

What is a living thing in an ecosystem?

                                                       


    

biotic factor

500

                                                                       

What is the process that changes atmospheric nitrogen into compounds usable by living things?

                                                       


    

nitrogen fixation

500

                                                                       

What is the series of chemical reactions that convert light energy, water, and carbon dioxide into the food-energy molecule glucose and give off oxygen?

                                                       


    

photosynthesis

500


Producers, Primary Consumers, Secondary Consumers, Tertiary Consumers and Decomposers are examples of what term?

food web

500


A tree, the sun and a rock are all _________ factors?

abiotic