Chapter 3 Quiz

The air we breathe resides in the lowermost layer of the atmosphere called the ____.

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• ozone layer

• geosphere

• biosphere

All of the water on or near the earth's surface (solid, liquid, and gas phases) comprises the ____.

• atmosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

• troposphere

• hydrosphere

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Life on earth depends on the ____ of ____ energy from the sun.

• cycling; high-quality

• one-way flow; high-quality

• cycling; low-quality

• one-way flow; low-quality

• one-way flow; ultraviolet

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A community of different species interacting with one another and with their nonliving (abiotic) environment of matter and energy is called a(n) ____.

• species

• ecosystem

• population

• biosphere

• community

Bacteria and fungi are typically categorized as ____.

• autotrophs

• producers

• primary consumers

• tertiary consumers

• decomposers

Groundwater found in layers of rock, sand, and gravel is called ____.

• underground lakes

• aquifers

• wetlands

• basins

• stocks

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The chemical formula for the nitrogen gas in the atmosphere is ____.

• CN-

• NO3-

• N2

• NH3

• NH4+

One challenge of laboratory research is that ____.

• too many variables are uncontrolled

• real organisms cannot be used

• observations may not reflect what actually takes place in nature

• field locations can be expensive and difficult to access

• measurements are difficult to make in that environment

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Producers can also be described as ’self-feeders’, or ____.

                 

• autotrophs

• tertiary

• heterotrophs

• detritivore

Which of the following organisms can be called autotrophs?

                 

 

• ants, termites, and butterflies

• wolves, coyotes, and foxes

   

• rabbits, moles, and robins

   

• daisies, roses, and grass