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Chapter 2: Environment Systems: Matter, Energy and Ecosystems

Question 1 of 15 Question 1 of 15

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1) A______is a network of relationships among components that interact with and influence one another through the exchange of energy, water and information.

Select one of the following:

  • System

  • Estuary

  • Species

  • Molecule

Explanation

Question 2 of 15 Question 2 of 15

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2) Which of the following specifically contains all of the planet's living organisms and nonliving parts of the environment in which they interact?

Select one of the following:

  • Hydrosphere

  • Ecologisphere

  • Biosphere

  • Atmosphere

Explanation

Question 3 of 15 Question 3 of 15

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3) The______contains the rock and sediments beneath earth's surface in the planet's uppermost layers.

Select one of the following:

  • Lithosphere

  • Meoterosphere

  • Siesmophere

  • Mantle

Explanation

Question 4 of 15 Question 4 of 15

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4)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_____.

Select one of the following:

  • Deoxization

  • Detrification

  • Nitrification

  • Eutrophication

Explanation

Question 5 of 15 Question 5 of 15

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5) Positively charged particles in atoms are called_____.

Select one of the following:

  • Protons

  • Ions

  • Neutrons

  • Electrons

Explanation

Question 6 of 15 Question 6 of 15

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6) What kind of bond is formed between two atoms that lack an electrical charge and therefore share electrons?

Select one of the following:

  • Hydrocarbon Bonds

  • Ionic Bonds

  • Isotopic Bonds

  • Covalent Bonds

Explanation

Question 7 of 15 Question 7 of 15

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7) Ammonia would be considered a _____solution.

Select one of the following:

  • OH+ concentrated

  • Acidic

  • Basic

  • Neutral

Explanation

Question 8 of 15 Question 8 of 15

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8) Lemon juice would most likely be considered a _____solution.

Select one of the following:

  • Basic

  • H+ concentrated

  • OH- concentrated

  • Neutral

Explanation

Question 9 of 15 Question 9 of 15

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9) Which of the following polymers help in producing tissues and structural support, serve as enzymes, and even help to store energy and transport substances?

Select one of the following:

  • Carbohydrates

  • Nucleic Acids

  • Lipids

  • Proteins

Explanation

Question 10 of 15 Question 10 of 15

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10) Glucose is broken down into water and carbon dioxide through________.

Select one of the following:

  • Cellular Respiration

  • Transpiration

  • Kinetic Infiltration

  • Photosynthesis

Explanation

Question 11 of 15 Question 11 of 15

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11) This law states that energy will naturally change from an ordered state to increasing disorder or entropy.

Select one of the following:

  • Second Law of Thermodynamics

  • First Law of Thermodynamics

  • Law of Conversation of Matter

Explanation

Question 12 of 15 Question 12 of 15

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12) Most green plants, algae, and cyanobacteria are known as______.

Select one of the following:

  • Heterotrophs

  • Consumers

  • Detritivores

  • Autotrophs

Explanation

Question 13 of 15 Question 13 of 15

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13) The biogeochemical cycle plays an important part by________.

Select one of the following:

  • Through the absorption of water and carbon dioxide to create energy.

  • Circulating 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.

  • Transporting nutrients, sediments and pollutants from land to the bodies of water, through the atmosphere and back to land or water again.

Explanation

Question 14 of 15 Question 14 of 15

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14.) Evaporation, precipitation, transpiration, and infiltration are all processes in the ________cycle.

Select one of the following:

  • Nutrient

  • Carbon

  • Nitrogen Fixation

  • Hydrologic

Explanation

Question 15 of 15 Question 15 of 15

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15.) What cycle is being interrupted through the burning of fields and forests?

Select one of the following:

  • Carbon Cycle

  • Hydrologic Cycle

  • Biogeochemical Cycle

Explanation