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JLC SCI Ch 5 Review
JLC SCI 6th Grade Chapter 5 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A material tat occurs in nature and is useful or essential to people | natural resource |
| The careful use of resources so that they will last as long as possible. | conservation |
| To process used products into new products. | recycle |
| To use products again after their original use | reuse |
| Gradual long-term change of species in an ecosystem | succession |
| The loss of an entire species | extinction |
| A group of organisms with so few individuals that it could die out | endangered species |
| An area of land that is covered by water all or much of the time | wetland |
| Name the kind of organism that uses carbon dioxide from the air for photosynthesis | plants |
| Name a renewable resource | people, trees |
| What do plants do in the carbon cycle? | Plants use carbon dioxide and give off oxygen |
| Name the energy source of the water cycle. | the sun |
| Name the important role of nitrogen in the nitrogen cycle. | it is used to make proteins |
| Name the advantages of recycling aluminum cans. | less pollution, saves resources, reduces litter |
| Identify the chemical element that is part of all living organisms. | carbon |
| Coal burning power plants give off this harmful gas. | sulfur dioxide |
| What do you think will happens to an animal specie if their food source disappears? | They would die off too. |
| What is nitrogen "fixation"? | Changing of nitrogen into a form that plants can use. Nitrogen can be “fixed” by bacteria in plants and soil or as the result of lightning strikes |
| How can recycling plastics that are made of petroleum help conserve energy? | Plastic is made from oil, an non-renewable resource, recycling will reduce the amount of oil being used to make new plastic |