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Chapter 2: Environment Systems: Matter, Energy and Ecosystems
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11) A______is a network of relationships among components that interact with and influence one another through the exchange of energy, water and information.
- AMolecule
- BSystem
- CSpecies
- DEstuary
22) Which of the following specifically contains all of the planet's living organisms and nonliving parts of the environment in which they interact?
- AAtmosphere
- BEcologisphere
- CHydrosphere
- DBiosphere
33) The______contains the rock and sediments beneath earth's surface in the planet's uppermost layers.
- AMeoterosphere
- BLithosphere
- CSiesmophere
- DMantle
44)The process of nutrient over-enrichment, oxygen depletion in the bottom layers of water, increased production of organic matter, and subsequent ecosystem degradation is known as_____.
- ANitrification
- BDeoxization
- CEutrophication
- DDetrification
55) Positively charged particles in atoms are called_____.
- AElectrons
- BNeutrons
- CIons
- DProtons
66) What kind of bond is formed between two atoms that lack an electrical charge and therefore share electrons?
- ACovalent Bonds
- BIonic Bonds
- CHydrocarbon Bonds
- DIsotopic Bonds
77) Ammonia would be considered a _____solution.
- ANeutral
- BBasic
- CAcidic
- DOH+ concentrated
88) Lemon juice would most likely be considered a _____solution.
- ABasic
- BNeutral
- CH+ concentrated
- DOH- concentrated
99) Which of the following polymers help in producing tissues and structural support, serve as enzymes, and even help to store energy and transport substances?
- ALipids
- BCarbohydrates
- CNucleic Acids
- DProteins
1010) Glucose is broken down into water and carbon dioxide through________.
- ACellular Respiration
- BPhotosynthesis
- CTranspiration
- DKinetic Infiltration
1111) This law states that energy will naturally change from an ordered state to increasing disorder or entropy.
- ALaw of Conversation of Matter
- BFirst Law of Thermodynamics
- CSecond Law of Thermodynamics
1212) Most green plants, algae, and cyanobacteria are known as______.
- AAutotrophs
- BHeterotrophs
- CConsumers
- DDetritivores
1313) The biogeochemical cycle plays an important part by________.
- ATransporting nutrients, sediments and pollutants from land to the bodies of water, through the atmosphere and back to land or water again.
- BCirculating elements or molecules through the lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere. After death of an organism, nutrients are spread through the environment and eventually incorporated by an untold number of other organisms.
- CThrough the absorption of water and carbon dioxide to create energy.
1414.) Evaporation, precipitation, transpiration, and infiltration are all processes in the ________cycle.
- ANitrogen Fixation
- BCarbon
- CNutrient
- DHydrologic
1515.) What cycle is being interrupted through the burning of fields and forests?
- ACarbon Cycle
- BHydrologic Cycle
- CBiogeochemical Cycle
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