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6th Grade Science
Chapter 13 The
Nonliving Environment
Review Questions
Chimney Rock, North Carolina
1. ______ depend on plants and animals for their food.
a. producers c. biotic
b. consumers d. abiotic
Answer:
consumers
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Answer:
producers
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2. ______ can make their own food.a. producers c. bioticb. consumers d. abiotic
3. The term ______ means living or once living.
a. producer c. biotic
b. consumer d. abiotic
Answer:
biotic
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4. The nonliving, physical features of the environment are called ______ factors.
a. producers c. biotic
b. consumers d. abiotic
Answer:
abiotic
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5. ______ is the location on Earth relative to the equator that helps determine the amount of sunlight an area receives.a. climate c. latitudeb. temperature d. longitude
Answer:
latitude
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6. _______ is the average weather over time.a. climate c. latitudeb. temperature d. longitude
Answer:
climate
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7. _______ depends on sunlight and altitude.
a. climate c. latitude
b. temperature d. longitude
Answer:
temperature
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8. _______ is air currents caused by temperature differences.a. wind c. airb. water d. soil
Answer:
wind
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9. The major ingredient of the fluid inside cells is ______ .a. wind c. airb. water d. soil
Answer:
water
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10. _____ is composed of biotic and abiotic factors.a. wind c. airb. water d. soil
Answer:
soil
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11. _____ is composed of 78% nitrogen.a. wind c. airb. water d. soil
Answer:
air
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12. _____ is the energy source for most life on Earth.a. temperature c. sunlightb. water d. altitude
Answer:
sunlight
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13. As ______ gets higher, trees get shorter and the atmosphere gets thinner.a. temperature c. sunlightb. water d. altitude
Answer:
altitude
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14. The process of water changing from a gas to a liquid is ______.
a. evaporation c. precipitation
b. condensation d. transpiration
Answer:
condensation
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15. The process of water changing from a liquid to a gas is ______.
a. evaporation c. precipitation
b. condensation d. transpiration
Answer:
evaporation
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16. The process of plants adding water to the atmosphere is called ______.a. evaporation c. precipitationb. condensation d. transpiration
Answer:
transpiration
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17. Water, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground from the sky is called ______.a. evaporation c. precipitationb. condensation d. transpiration
Answer:
precipitation
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18. Photosynthesis uses carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight to make ______ molecules.a. chemosynthesis c. bacteriab. carbohydrates d. sugar
Answer:
sugar
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Answer:
bacteria
19. Nitrogen fixation is performed by ______.
a. chemosynthesis c. bacteria
b. carbohydrates d. sugar
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20. Energy is stored in fats, ______ and proteins in the body.a. chemosynthesis c. bacteriab. carbohydrates d. sugar
Answer:
carbohydrates
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21. The production of food from chemicals is called ______.
a. chemosynthesis c. bacteria
b. carbohydrates d. sugar
Answer:
chemosynthesis
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22. The continuous movement of water from earth’s surface to the air, and back to Earth’s surface is called the _____
a. Water cycle c. Carbon cycleb. Nitrogen cycle d. Oxygen cycle
Answer:
Water cycle
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23. Photosynthesis is part of the continuous movement of the _____.
a. Water cycle c. Carbon cycle
b. Nitrogen cycle d. Oxygen cycle
Answer:
Carbon cycle
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24. _____ is the transfer of nitrogen from the air to the soil to organism and back to soil or air.
a. Water cycle c. Carbon cycle
b. Nitrogen cycle d. Oxygen cycle
Answer:
Nitrogen cycle
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25. The process that changes nitrogen gas into a compound that plants can use is called ______.
a. respiration c. carbon dioxide
b. nitrogen d. nitrogen fixation
Answer:
Nitrogen fixation
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26. The process that animals use to change sugar into energy is called ______.
a. respiration c. carbon dioxide
b. nitrogen d. nitrogen fixation
Answer:
respiration
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27. _____ is the element that helps plants grow.
a. respiration c. carbon dioxide
b. nitrogen d. nitrogen fixation
Answer:
nitrogen
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28. ______ is removed from the air during photosynthesis.
a. respiration c. carbon dioxideb. nitrogen d. nitrogen fixation
Answer:
Carbon dioxide
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29. A diagram that shows all the possible feeding, or energy transfer, relationships in a community is called a(n) ______.a. producers c. food webb. consumers d. energy pyramid
Answer:
Food web
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30. A diagram that shows the comparative amount of energy at each feeding level is called a(n) ___.a. producers c. food webb. consumers d. energy pyramid
Answer:
Energy pyramid
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31. A food chain begins with ______.
a. producers c. food web
b. consumers d. energy pyramid
Answer:
producers
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32. The ______ make up the second and higher steps in the food chain.a. producers c. food webb. consumers d. energy pyramid
Answer:consumers
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33. ______ is used in photosynthesis.
a. Light energy c. chemical energy
b. Heat energy d. high energy sugar
Answer:
Light energy
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34. ______is used for warmth.a. Light energy c. chemical energyb. Heat energy d. high energy sugar
Answer:
Heat energy
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35. ______ is stored in sugar molecules.a. Light energy c. chemical energyb. Heat energy d. high energy sugar
Answer:
Chemical energy
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