ENVS 2025 Final Exam Review

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What is the lithosphere?

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The rigid outer layer of the Earth.

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What is ecological succession?

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Predictable change in ecosystem over time.

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Which shows more complete feeding relationships: food chain or food web?

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Food web.

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In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?

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Troposphere.

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What does sustainability mean?

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Saving resources for future use.

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What is the definition of a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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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 the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers, like plants, convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis.

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What is the difference between biotic and abiotic factors?

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Biotic factors are living components of an ecosystem, while abiotic factors are non-living components.

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What is the water cycle?

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The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth.