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Matter through Organisms

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  • Q1
    How do plants get the energy they need?
    plants do not require energy since they do not move
    Plants break down glucose they produced in photosynthesis
    Plants get nutrients from the soil
    plants get food from fertilizers
    30s
  • Q2
    How do animals the the energy they need?
    animals get the energy they need from eating other organisms
    animals get the energy they need by performing excercize
    animals get the energy they need from sunlight
    animals get the energy they need from photosynthesis
    30s
  • Q3
    What happens to the water and carbon dioxide produced during cellular respiration?
    they are stored for later use
    they reuse it for later use in photosynthesis
    they combine to form sugar
    They are exhaled during the breathing process
    30s
  • Q4
    What is the role of chlorophyll in the process of photosynthesis?
    it absorbs sunlight
    it transfers water to the roots
    it absorbs glucose
    it releases carbon dioxide
    30s
  • Q5
    How does photosynthesis aid the process of cellular respiration?
    it produces atp that is needed during cellular respiration
    it produces mitochondria that are needed during cellular respiration
    it makes oxygen that is needed by animals during cellular respiration
    it produces carbon dioxide that is needed during cellular respiration
    30s
  • Q6
    How does cellular respiration aid the process of photosynthesis
    it produces oxygen that is needed in the process of photosynthesis
    it produces atp that is needed in the process of photosynthesis
    it produces glucose that is needed in the process of photosynthesis
    it produces carbon dioxide that is needed in the process of photosynthesis
    30s
  • Q7
    Which of the following is the correct formula for respiration?
    oxygen + carbon dioxide yields glucose + water
    water + carbon dioxide yields oxygen + glucose
    oxygen + water yields carbon dioxide + glucose
    oxygen + glucose yields water + carbon dioxide
    30s
  • Q8
    Which of the following is the correct formula for photosynthesis?
    water + carbon dioxide yields oxygen + glucose
    glucose + carbon dioxide yields oxygen + water
    water + oxygen yields glucose + carbon dioxide
    glucose + oxygen yields water + carbon dioxide
    30s
  • Q9
    How is the law of conservation of energy related to ecosystems?
    organisms can travel from one ecosystem to another
    the amount of energy that enters and leaves an ecosystem is conserved in the larger system
    ecosystems can create energy for other ecosystems to use
    energy destroyed in one ecosystem is created in another
    30s
  • Q10
    In the carbon cycle, which of the following is a way in which man made carbon dioxide is released into the environment?
    The combustion of fossil fuels
    volcanic eruptions
    forest fires ignited by lightning
    the decomposition of animals
    30s
  • Q11
    Which of the following would be at the top of a food pyramid?
    green plant
    hawk
    frog
    grasshopper
    30s
  • Q12
    Which of the following organisms would be at the bottom of a food pyramid?
    fox
    frog
    a green plant (producer)
    chicken
    30s
  • Q13
    Why is the amount of energy available to the next organism in a food pyramid reduced by a factor of 10?
    most of the energy is used for the life processes
    there are more consumers than producers in a ecosystem
    there are more producers than consumers in an ecosystem
    primary and secondary consumers compete for food
    30s
  • Q14
    What do the arrows in a food web represent?
    the increase in complexity of organisms in an ecosystem
    the relative sizes of the organisms in an ecosystem
    the flow of energy from one organism to another in the ecosystem
    the relative location of organisms in the ecosystem
    30s
  • Q15
    identify the secondary consumer in the food chain below
    owl
    beetle
    toad
    plant leaf
    30s

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