Unit 1 Ecosystems REtest

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Describe what happens during nitrification.

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Describe what happens during nitrogen fixation.

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Describe what happens during assimilation.

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Describe what happens during ammonification.

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Describe what happens during denitrification.

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Describe what happens during photosynthesis.

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Describe what happens during respiration.

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Describe what happens during combustion.

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Describe what happens during evaporation.

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Describe what happens during infiltration.

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Describe what happens during transpiration.

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Describe what happens during runoff.

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Describe what happens during precipitation.

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The 10% rule shows how energy flows through an ecosystem. Explain what happens to the rest of the energy that does not pass through the food web.

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Describe the ways terrestrial biomes are different?

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Explain how the formula of primary productivity works.

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Explain ONE major way in which the phosphorus cycle differs from the nitrogen cycle.

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Identify the primary storage sink for nitrogen

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Describe ONE way in which humans have disrupted the natural cycling of carbon

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Describe what happens during nitrification.

Describe what happens during nitrogen fixation.

Describe what happens during assimilation.

Describe what happens during ammonification.

Describe what happens during denitrification.

Describe what happens during photosynthesis.

Describe what happens during respiration.

Describe what happens during combustion.

Describe what happens during evaporation.

Describe what happens during infiltration.

Describe what happens during transpiration.

Describe what happens during runoff.

Describe what happens during precipitation.

The 10% rule shows how energy flows through an ecosystem. Explain what happens to the rest of the energy that does not pass through the food web.

Describe the ways terrestrial biomes are different?

Explain how the formula of primary productivity works.

Explain ONE major way in which the phosphorus cycle differs from the nitrogen cycle.

Identify the primary storage sink for nitrogen

Describe ONE way in which humans have disrupted the natural cycling of carbon

Descirbe the major driver of the water cycle.