Inspire Science - Energy in Ecosystems (Unit 2 Part 2)

In the nitrogen cycle, nitrogen cycles between ________.

• water and plants

• the air and sunlight

• the air, organisms, and the soil

• rocks, air, and the soil

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___ is at the start of all food chains.

_____ contains all of the solid rock on Earth.

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Animals obtain their energy by eating other animals, or eating other plants, or eating both plants and animals.

• True

• False

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Where do plants get the carbon dioxide that they need to survive?

• The ground

• Other plants

• The air

• Water

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Which of these items does a plant need to make their own food? Select all that apply.

• Sunlight

• Water

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

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Plants get their energy from the _____

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The part of earth where all living things are found?

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Atomosphere

Water is considered to be a biotic factor.

• True

• False

Which is NOT an example of how a change in one of Earth’s systems may affect another system?

• Bears hibernate during the cold winter months

• Heavy rain washes away soil and rocks from a hillside.

• Lack of rain dries up vegetation on Earth.

• Smoke blocks sunlight from reaching Earth.

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