Matter and Energy in the Environment Multiple Choice 1. A.

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Multiple Choice
Directions: On the line before each question, write the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which situation demonstrates an abiotic and a biotic factor?
A. a chicken laying an egg
B. a spider eating an insect
C. a lizard sunning on a rock
D. a mosquito biting a person
2. Which term best describes humans?
A. producers
B. carnivores
C. consumers
D. decomposers
3. How do herbivores get the energy they need to live?
A. by feeding on only producers
B. by feeding on only carnivores
C. by feeding on only omnivores
D. by feeding on producers and consumers
Directions: On each line, write the term that correctly completes each sentence.
4. A(n)
includes all the living and nonliving things in a given
area.
5. Organisms that eat other organisms are
6. A snake that eats mice is a(n)
7.
.
.
is a process that involves using carbon dioxide, water, and
light energy to make food.
8. A person who eats meat, vegetables, and fruits is a(n)
9.
refers to the average weather over time.
10. A mouse that eats corn and grass is a(n)
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Interpreting a Diagram
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Directions: Use the diagram to respond to each statement.
11. Describe what happens to the amount of energy available as you move from trophic
level 1 to trophic level 3.
12. Infer what the source of energy is for trophic level 1.
Short Answer
Directions: Respond to each statement on the lines provided.
13. Describe how a drop of rain would move through the water cycle.
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14. Predict what would happen to biotic factors if abiotic factors changed dramatically in
an environment.
15. Assess the strengths and weaknesses of a food web and an energy pyramid as models
of the transfer of energy through an ecosystem.
Concept Application
Directions: Respond to each statement on the lines provided. Use complete sentences.
recommend two strategies for reducing the amount of carbon in the atmosphere.
17. Predict how organisms in a food web would be affected if one type of organism
died out.
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16. Evaluate the impact of adding carbon to the atmosphere on ecosystems. Then