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W-E-DW-E-D SuccessionSuccession EcosystemsEcosystems SpaceSpace Grab BagGrab Bag
Grass helps prevent erosion Grass helps prevent erosion because it is able to: because it is able to:
A) Store nutrients B) Hold soil in placeA) Store nutrients B) Hold soil in placeC) Absorb waterC) Absorb water
Hold soil in placeHold soil in place
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The arch in the rock was most likely The arch in the rock was most likely caused by: caused by:
A) Wind B) Waves C) OxidationA) Wind B) Waves C) Oxidation
WavesWaves
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You and your family visit the same river You and your family visit the same river each summer. You notice the path of the each summer. You notice the path of the river has changed and moved to the right.river has changed and moved to the right.What caused this change? What caused this change?
A) Erosion & Deposition B) Volcanic Eruption A) Erosion & Deposition B) Volcanic Eruption
Erosion and DepositonErosion and Depositon
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Deltas are landforms formed by: Deltas are landforms formed by:
A) Weathering B) Erosion D) DepositionA) Weathering B) Erosion D) Deposition
DepositionDeposition
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The breaking down of rock, the movement of the The breaking down of rock, the movement of the broken down sediment, and dropping off of the broken down sediment, and dropping off of the sediment is: sediment is:
A)A)Erosion, deposition, weatheringErosion, deposition, weatheringB)B)Deposition, weathering erosionDeposition, weathering erosionC)C)Weathering, erosion, depositionWeathering, erosion, deposition
Weathering, erosion, depositionWeathering, erosion, deposition
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The rebuilding of an ecosystemThe rebuilding of an ecosystemafter a natural disaster is: after a natural disaster is:
SuccessionSuccession
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What would cause succession on a What would cause succession on a prairie? prairie? A)A)Plants dying after a long draughtPlants dying after a long draughtB)B)Soil remaining wet after heavy rain.Soil remaining wet after heavy rain.C)C)Grass blown flat due to wind.Grass blown flat due to wind.
Plants dying after a long draughtPlants dying after a long draught
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When a pond undergoes ecological When a pond undergoes ecological succession, it will become shallower and succession, it will become shallower and shallower due to: shallower due to: A)A)Water evaporating awayWater evaporating awayB)B)Sediment will fill it over timeSediment will fill it over timeC)C)Water soaks slowly into the groundWater soaks slowly into the ground
Sediment will fill the pond over timeSediment will fill the pond over time
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A company clears a wooded lot of trees leaving the ground bare. Which organisms will come back first? A)Lichen B)Shrubs C)Grasses
GrassesGrasses
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Which would be the final stage of Which would be the final stage of succession from the list of plants below?succession from the list of plants below?A)A)Pine treesPine treesB)B)Perennial weedsPerennial weedsC)C)Hardwood treesHardwood treesD)D)ShrubsShrubs
Hardwood treesHardwood trees
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Which of the following best describes a Which of the following best describes a desert ecosystem? desert ecosystem? A)A)Animals and plants that live in the desert. Animals and plants that live in the desert. B)B)The plants and rocks that live in the desert.The plants and rocks that live in the desert.C)C)The organisms and nonliving environment The organisms and nonliving environment in the desert. in the desert.
The organisms and nonliving The organisms and nonliving environment in the desert.environment in the desert.
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What would happen in the following food What would happen in the following food chain if the all of the deer died out? chain if the all of the deer died out? SunSunGrassGrassDeerDeerCoyoteCoyoteA)A)The coyote population would increase.The coyote population would increase.B)B)The grass population would decrease.The grass population would decrease.C)C)The grass population would increase. The grass population would increase.
The grass population would increase.The grass population would increase.
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_________ are organisms that break down and _________ are organisms that break down and Recycle dead trees and plants back into the Recycle dead trees and plants back into the ground. ground.
DecomposersDecomposers
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Decomposers in the soil help trees by: Decomposers in the soil help trees by: A)A)Collecting sunlight.Collecting sunlight.B)B)Keep predators away. Keep predators away. C)C)Stalling growth. Stalling growth. D)D)Providing important nutrients.Providing important nutrients.
Providing important nutrients.Providing important nutrients.
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What happens to dead organisms? What happens to dead organisms? A)A)They stay in their location forever. They stay in their location forever. B)B)They support new plant life. They support new plant life. C)C)They must be removed by humans.They must be removed by humans.
They support new plant life.They support new plant life.
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Earth is the only planet in our solar Earth is the only planet in our solar system to have water in all 3 forms: system to have water in all 3 forms:
A) TrueA) True B) FalseB) False
TrueTrue
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In outer space astronauts have to be In outer space astronauts have to be careful of very high pressures: careful of very high pressures:
A) TrueA) True B) FalseB) False
TrueTrue
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Astronauts must wear special space suitsAstronauts must wear special space suitswith heat resistant shields when they leave with heat resistant shields when they leave their spacecraft to protect them their spacecraft to protect them from: from:
A)A)Ruining clothingRuining clothingB) Extreme temperatureB) Extreme temperatureC) MeteorsC) Meteors
Extreme temperatureExtreme temperature
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Which is a reason scientists hypothesizeWhich is a reason scientists hypothesizethat life cannot exist in the outer planetsthat life cannot exist in the outer planetsof of our solar system? our solar system? A)A)Planets are too largePlanets are too largeB)B)They are too far from the sunThey are too far from the sunC)C)Their seasons are too longTheir seasons are too long
They are too far from the sunThey are too far from the sun
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Which is the correct order of the layers ofWhich is the correct order of the layers ofthe atmosphere? the atmosphere?
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exospherethermosphere, exosphere
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About ¾ of the air we breathe is made up About ¾ of the air we breathe is made up of--of--
NitrogenNitrogen
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Water becomes groundwater when it: Water becomes groundwater when it: A)A)Runs off into a riverRuns off into a river
B)B)Condenses into water vaporCondenses into water vaporC)C)Soaks into the groundSoaks into the groundD)D)Transpires from leavesTranspires from leaves
Soaks into the groundSoaks into the ground
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Which city in Texas is less likely to be Which city in Texas is less likely to be directly affected by a hurricane? directly affected by a hurricane? A)A)GalvestonGalvestonB)B)HoustonHoustonC)C)AustinAustinD)D)Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi
AustinAustin
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When the plasma membrane pushes When the plasma membrane pushes against the cell wall of a plant it is known against the cell wall of a plant it is known as: as: A)A)PhototropismPhototropismB)B)Turgor pressureTurgor pressureC)C)TranspirationTranspirationD)D)Cellular respirationCellular respiration
Turgor PressureTurgor Pressure
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What is needed for photosynthesis to What is needed for photosynthesis to occur? occur?
Sunlight, carbon dioxide, waterSunlight, carbon dioxide, water
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