Life Science
Earth Science
Vocab
TEST Questions
100

All organisms use water to . . . 

What is to carry out cell processes?

100

This is a negative effect of burning fossil fuels.

What is the emission of carbon dioxide?

100

This resource can be used over and over again.

What are renewable resources?

100

Rivers, ponds, and lakes are all examples of water based ecosystems. These are called . . . 

What are aquatic ecosystems?

200

The movement of an organism from one place to another is called . . . 

what is dispersal?

200

Materials that allow water to pass through them easily are called this.

What is Permeable.

200

This resource is limited - once it is gone - its gone.

What are nonrenewable resources?
200

Fungi, bacteria, and worms are all examples of.

What are decomposers?

300

This is true of an extinct species.

What is no members of this species are alive today?

300

In this step of the water cycle the water moves from Earth's surface into the atmosphere.

What is evaporation?

300

Any form of water that falls from the clouds.

What is precipitation?

300

Plants transform energy from the sun into.

What is chemical energy?

400

This is an example of a nonliving part of an organism's habitat.

What is soil? OR what is sun? OR what is air? OR what is water?

400

This word means to reduce energy use.

What is energy conservation?

400

A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species is called this.

What is symbiosis?

400

Give an example of an abiotic factor.

What is water OR sun OR air?
500

This can protect biodiversity.

What is laws and treaties?

500
Humans cause or increase eutrophication by this.

What is fertilizer from farms runs off into ponds and lakes?

500

The total amount of dissolved salts in the water is called this.

What is salinity?

500

A stream or river that runs into another stream or river is called this.

What is a tributary?