APES - Unit 1 Review

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What does environmental science primarily study?

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Interactions among human systems and those found in Earth.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A location on Earth that includes interacting biotic and abiotic components.

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What is the difference between an environmentalist and an environmental scientist?

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An environmentalist follows a belief system; an environmental scientist is concerned with the methods of science.

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Which biome is characterized by warm temperatures, high precipitation, and little seasonal variation?

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Tropical rainforest.

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What does the direction of an arrow in a food chain represent?

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The flow of energy from organism A to B.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Define biotic components in an ecosystem.

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Living organisms that interact with each other and their environment.

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Define abiotic components in an ecosystem.

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Non-living physical and chemical elements in the environment, such as water, soil, and air.

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers, like plants, convert solar energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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