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why does the atmospheric carbon dioxide increases as a result of deforestation? |
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there are fewer trees to absorb it |
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which heterotroph is a first level consumer |
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which processes recycles carbon back into the atmosphere |
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what biological process absorbs carbon dioxide, water and sunlight from the atmosphere and makes it usable by living |
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through the digestion of plants that carry out photosynthesis |
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which processes of the water cycle accounts for water found in plants and soils |
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which chemical cycle involves transpiration, evaporation, and precipitation |
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which best represents geochemical processes in the carbon cycle |
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erosion and volcanic eruption |
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which statement best represent the relationship between a producer and consumer |
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during transpiration the stomata releases which molecule into the atmosphere |
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which process describes how water is returned to the earth through the atmosphere |
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which best describes thr amount of carbon in the carbon cycle |
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it is always constant and equal |
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which process requires water to start |
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what is the source of energy behind the carbon cycle |
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a tree and ants help each other out |
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bee brings pollen and receives nectar |
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what limits the lynx population from experiencing constant growth |
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what is the outcome of adding a new predator |
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both populations will decrease |
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which is a prey adaptation for survivial agianst a predator |
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harmless species looking like a dangerous one |
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which would most likely occur if the total of the products of respiration exceeded the global total of the product of photosynthesis |
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the total amount of carbon would increase |
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what is one way heterotrophs can obtain nitrogen from their environment |
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which organism belongs to the trophic level with the least energy |
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which level is most of the available energy located within the energy pyramid |
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water vapor is often polluted with sulfur above coal burning factories |
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which statement is true about the carbon dioxide |
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carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere by cellular respiration |
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which of these indicators represents an aquatic environment that has good supply of oxygen |
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there is a abundance of green aquatic plants and deep feeding fish |
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which explains why energy is not lost |
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some energy is converted into waste and heat energy |
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ecologists estimate that only 10% of the energy of the energy at trpohic level is available to rhe next |
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organisms use this energy for their own life processes |
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which process in the water cycle best explains the oceans being huge "carbon sinks" or areas that abosorb and store carbon dioxide from the |
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which method of oxygen production is the most important for infusing oxygen into water life |
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which is least likely to cause depletion in an aquatic environment |
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constant flow of water moving of water through layers of temperature |
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