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Herbivores are __________ that subsist on producers like plants and fungus.
scavengers |
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primary consumers |
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tertiary consumers |
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secondary consumers |
Primary consumers (herbivores) subsist on producers like plants and fungus. Examples are grasshoppers, cows, and plankton.
All surface water is part of the:
geosphere |
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atmosphere |
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lithosphere |
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hydrosphere |
The biosphere is the global ecological system integrating all living beings and their relationships. This includes their interactions with the lithosphere (the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle), hydrosphere (all surface water), and atmosphere (the envelope of gases surrounding the planet).
I biome is made up of naturally occurring flora and fauna. Fauna is which of the following?
minerals |
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plants |
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habitats |
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animals |
A biome is a large naturally occurring community of flora (plants) and fauna (animals) occupying a major habitat (home or environment).
Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue that connect muscles to the skeleton are called:
tendons |
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ligaments |
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cartilage |
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vertebra |
Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue called tendons connect muscles to the skeleton while another type of connective tissue called ligaments connect bones to other bones at joints (elbow, knee, fingers, spinal column).
Which is the proper order of Earth's atmospheric layers from the surface up to space?
stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere |
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thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere |
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mesosphere, thermosphere, stratosphere, troposphere |
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troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere |
The troposphere is the closest layer to Earth, followed by the stratosphere, mesosphere, and finally the thermosphere which borders space.