science test

Question 1

symbiosis

Answer 1

the close interactions between two different species that live with or near each other

Question 2

commensalism

Answer 2

one partner benefits without affecting the other others

Question 3

mutualism

Answer 3

both partners benefit

Question 4

parasitism

Answer 4

one organism parasite harms the host

Question 5

competitive relationship

Answer 5

organisms compete for important resources

Question 6

biodiversity

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the number of different types of organisms in an area

Question 7

photosynthesis

Answer 7

the process that plants use to capture energy from the sun

Question 8

photosynthesis order

Answer 8

carbon dioxide, gas, water, sunlight = glucose, oxygen gas

Question 9

cellular respiration

Answer 9

the process plants use to get energy from the glucose through photosynthesis

Question 10

nutrient cycle

Answer 10

The nutrient cycle is a system where energy and matter are transferred between living organisms and non-living parts of the environment

Question 11

food chain

Answer 11

a way to show feeding relationships among organisms they start with the producer and end with the consumer

Question 12

ecosystems

Answer 12

an ecosystem where living things interact with each other and non-living things

Question 13

soil

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soil is a loose covering on the ground containing a mixture of organic matter, minerals and moisture

Question 14

acid rain

Answer 14

Acid rain is rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic abiotic facter

Question 15

habitat

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the area that an organism lives

Question 16

abiotic

Answer 16

dead sticks, rocks, air, water, temp

Question 17

niche

Answer 17

the role an organism plays in a community

Question 18

biotic

Answer 18

animals, plants, bacteria, fungi

Question 19

population

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a group of species from the same area

Question 20

community

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population of different species in an area

Question 21

biosphere: Lithosphere

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The lithosphere is the terrestrial component of the biosphere. It consists of strong ground blocks

Question 22

biosphere: Hydrosphere

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The hydrosphere is the biosphere’s aquatic component.

Question 23

biosphere: Atmosphere

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The atmosphere is the adjacent gaseous envelope of a planet

Question 24

water cycle

Answer 24

water is distributed through the biosphere

Question 25

nitrogen cycle

Answer 25

nitrogen moves through both living and non-living thing

Question 26

producers

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plants

Question 27

primary consumers

Answer 27

deer grasshoppers birds

Question 28

secondary consumer

Answer 28

snake fox frog

Question 29

overexploitation

Answer 29

using a resource faster than it can be replaced

Question 30

genetic diversity

Answer 30

necessary for species to stay healthy

Question 31

limiting factors

Answer 31

food mates competition for resources with another animal

Question 32

invasive species

Answer 32

a non-native species that causes harm to the ecosystem. Giant hogweed, Garlic mustard

Question 33

native species

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native species are species from a specific habitat. Wild strawberry Creeping dogwood

Question 34

pollution

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harmful materials in the environment

Question 35

food web

Answer 35

a diagram to show what organisms in a habitat eat

Question 36

human impacts on the environment

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climate change pollution habitat loss

Question 37

commensalism

Answer 37

one partner benefits without affecting the other

Question 38

mutualism

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both organisms benifit

Question 39

parasitism

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the parasite harms the host

Question 40

predator-prey relationship

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one organism consumes a second organism

Question 41

energy flow

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transferring physical energy

Question 41

biomes

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a large region with a similar ecosystem

Question 42

energy pyramids

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shows the amount of available energy the producers and consumers contain as energy flows through the ecosystem