Review for the Science Spring 2015 Semester Exam

Write the functions of each system:

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How do the circulatory
and respiratory systems
work together?

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How do the circulatory

and digestive systems
work together?

Compare and contrast

the functions of the
digestive and excretory
systems.

Flow of Energy:
Draw a food chain from the food web. Label the producer, primary consumer, secondary
consumer
and tertiary consumer.

Use your food chain to draw an energy pyramid:

What do all food chains start with?

What do the arrows in the food chain represent?
Where does all the energy in a food chain originally come from?
In photosynthesis, ______________ energy is converted into __________________ energy.
Which level of the energy pyramid receives the most energy?
Which level of the energy pyramid receives the least energy?

What is the role of decomposers in a food chain?

Why is better to have an ecosystem with a food web instead of just a food chain?

Succession:
Primary Succession

Secondary Succession

Causes
Starts with
Pioneer species

Order that succession

occurs

At what point is an ecosystem stable?

What is mechanical weathering?
Examples of mechanical:
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Examples of chemical:
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What is erosion?

What is deposition?

Examples of erosion:
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Catastrophic Events:
Hurricane
Caused
by:

What is chemical weathering?

Examples of deposition:
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Tsunami

Tornado

Drought

Earthquake

Erosion
done
by:
What is the Saffir-Simpson scale?
What is storm surge?
Watershed:
Write the definition for each:
Watershed-

What is a diversion canal?

TributaryRunoffAquiferdam?

What is the effect of building a

Surface waterGroundwaterInfiltrationwatershed?

How does farming affect the