Answer the questions to test your knowledge of lesson concepts. You can check your work using the answers on the bottom of the page. 19. Describe how photosynthesis and cellular respiration help drive the carbon cycle. 20. Explain how the hydrosphere and geosphere participate in the phosphorus cycle. Chapter Vocabulary Review Match each term with its definition. 1. tectonic plate b. an organism that must eat organisms to obtain nutrients 2. macromolecule c. a protein, nucleic acid, carbohydrate, or lipid 3. aquifer d. an overgrowth of producers caused 4. primary producer by the release of phosphorus 5. feedback loop e. an organism that can produce its own food 6. hydrocarbon an organic compound that contains only f. hydrogen and carbon 7. landform g. a large section of lithosphere that moves 8. atom across Earth’s surface 9. nutrient h. the basic unit of matter i. a mountain, island, or continent that eutrophication 10. above and below an ocean’s surface 11. law of conservation of matter j. a cyclical process that can be either positive or negative 12. erosion k. an underground water reservoir consumer 13. l. matter needed by an organism to live a. soil removal by water, wind, ice, or m. that matter can be transformed but gravity not created or destroyed
Answer the questions to test your knowledge of lesson concepts. You can check your work using the answers on the bottom of the page. 19. Describe how photosynthesis and cellular respiration help drive the carbon cycle. 20. Explain how the hydrosphere and geosphere participate in the phosphorus cycle. Chapter Vocabulary Review Match each term with its definition. 1. tectonic plate 2. macromolecule 3. aquifer 4. primary producer 5. feedback loop 6. hydrocarbon 7. landform 8. atom 9. nutrient 10. eutrophication 11. law of conservation of matter 12. erosion 13. consumer a. soil removal by water, wind, ice, or gravity b. an organism that must eat organisms to obtain nutrients c. a protein, nucleic acid, carbohydrate, or lipid d. an overgrowth of producers caused by the release of phosphorus e. an organism that can produce its own food f. an organic compound that contains only hydrogen and carbon g. a large section of lithosphere that moves across Earth’s surface h. the basic unit of matter i. a mountain, island, or continent that above and below an ocean’s surface j. a cyclical process that can be either positive or negative k. an underground water reservoir l. matter needed by an organism to live m. that matter can be transformed but not created or destroyed
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