Chapter 1 Quiz

What is the primary gas responsible for the greenhouse effect?

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Helium

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DOK Level 1: Recall

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Which of the following correctly describes a community?

• a group of ecosystems all in the same area

• a group of populations all in the same area

• a group of individuals all in the same area

• all the abiotic and biotic things in the same area

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Which of the following is an example of the Hydrosphere and Geosphere interacting?

• Animals breathe out air

• Rain causes a mudslide

• An animal decays into soil and minerals

• a volcano erupts and emits CO2

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Which of the following statements accurately describes the greenhouse effect.

• Greenhouse gases trap heat that radiates off the earth's surface preventing it from escaping to space.

• Greenhouse gases cool the Earth's surface by releasing heat.

• Greenhouse gases trap water that evaporates from the surface and cools the atmosphere.

• Greenhouse gases cool the earth's surface by reflecting heat from the sun.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Which is an example of an organism?

• a beetle
• a lake
• a rock
• a shell

A collection of organisms that make up a community as well as all of the nonliving components of the environment.

• Population

• Community

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

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A group of ecosystems with similar organisms and climates.

• desert
• deciduous
• canopy
• Biome

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How do plants prevent erosion?

• plant roots hold sediment in place, helping to stabilize the areas where they are planted.

• plants reduce runoff erosion

• both of these

• none of these

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Termites are tiny insects that can cause severe damage to homes and other structures that consist of wood. Termites are an example of what type of factor.

• Biotic

• Abiotic

Temperature is a _________factor

• Biotic

• Abiotic

• living

• cool

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