A factory burning fossil fuels would:

All ozone is the result of air pollution and its harmful to human health and ecosystem functions.

Ocean ecosystems act as a carbon reservoir removing carbon dioxide, which is dissolved in the seawater. Which biological process would then utilize this dissolved carbon dioxide?

Water is lost to the abiotic parts of the biosphere from the biotic parts by the process of:

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere enters the biotic parts of the biosphere through the process of:

Water is stored in reservoirs, sometimes for a long time and sometimes for a short time. Which of the following reservoirs is considered short-term storage?

In the oxygen cycle, oxygen is released from the biotic component to the abiotic component by which process?

The Earth is a closed system in terms of both matter and energy.

Excess fertilizers containing nitrogen and phosphorous cause major eutrophication to waterways

Lightning converts N2 gas in the atmosphere into nitrates and nitrites.

The largest reservoir for phosphorous is the:

Adding manure to soil will:

Adding denitrifying bacteria to soil will:

A bush undergoing photosynthesis will:

A caterpillar undergoing respiration will:

Most producers get energy from the sun using the process of

Decomposers are important to ecosystems because they

A consumer gets energy by

The cycling of matter is important because

What is the original source of energy for organisms in a food chain?

When connecting grass and deer in a food chain, which way should the arrow face?

Decomposition