QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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◉ Ecosystem
Answer: Specific area of the biosphere where organisms interact
with each other and with the physical and chemical environment
◉ Detrivore
Answer: eats dead organic matter
◉ 3 most important chemicals for ecosystems
Answer: Water, carbon, nitrogen
◉ Non-renewable resources
Answer: coal, minerals, oils, land
◉ renewable resources
Answer: Water, solar, energy, plants and animals
, ◉ Mining leads to increased levels and an excess of what
Answer: Phosphorus
◉ Challenges of switching from non-renewable to renewable energy
Answer: 1. Won't meet all the needs
2. Costs money to switch over
3.need to convince everyone
4. Loss of jobs for oil and coal- economic problems
◉ Decomposers
Answer: Bacteria and fungi
Break down inorganic substances that can be taken up by plants
◉ Detrius feeders
Answer: Organisms that feed on small pieces of dead organic matter
◉ Water cycle
Answer: The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's
surface to the atmosphere and back
◉ Carbon cycle