Environmental Science Midterm Review

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What is the part of earth that contains all life?

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Biosphere

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How much energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next in an energy pyramid?

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10%

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Which act encouraged settlers to move west and provided free acreage to those who made the journey?

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Homestead Act

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In the phosphorus cycle, where does phosphorus NOT cycle through?

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Atmosphere

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What is the difference between a food web and a food chain?

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A food web shows many feeding relationships by combining food chains.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms interacting with their environment.

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Define biome.

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A large geographic biotic unit, a major community of plants and animals with similar life forms and environmental conditions.

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What is salinity?

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The concentration of salts in water.

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Explain the concept of energy flow in an ecosystem.

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Energy flows from producers to consumers and decomposers in a food chain.

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers convert solar energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis.

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