1-6 How can we protect Earth's environments? - Vocabulary

What are algae?

• Tiny living things in water that produce their own food, like plants do

• A type of gas that animals use to breathe

• Water that moves across a surface

• A material that contains nutrients to help plants grow

Which term describes a quick increase in the amount of algae growing in an area?

• Fertilizer

• Algae bloom

• Runoff

• Disadvantage

What is a disadvantage?

• Something that is good for success

• A quick increase in algae

• Something that is bad or reduces the chances of success

• A type of nutrient

Which of the following best defines the environment?

• Only the living things in a place

• All the living and nonliving things in a particular place

• Only the nonliving things in a place

• Only the water in a place

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What is fertilizer used for?

• To help animals breathe

• To help plants grow by providing nutrients

• To clean water

• To increase oxygen in the air

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Why are nutrients important for living things?

• They help living things grow and stay healthy

• They help water move across surfaces

• They reduce the chances of success

• They are a type of gas animals breathe

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What is oxygen?

• A material that contains nutrients

• A type of gas that animals use to breathe and that plants release

• Water that moves across a surface

• A quick increase in algae

What does runoff often carry with it as it moves across a surface?

• Only air

• Only living things

• Materials

• Only nutrients

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If a farmer uses too much fertilizer, what could happen to a nearby pond?

• The pond will dry up

• An algae bloom could occur

• The pond will freeze

• The oxygen will disappear

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How might runoff affect the environment?

• It only helps plants grow

• It can carry materials that may harm living things in the environment

• It increases the amount of oxygen in the air

• It only affects nonliving things

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