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PECT Module 3 Exam Questions and
Answers
ecosystem - answers✓✓the community of living and non-living things and how they interact
inheritance - answers✓✓the passing of traits to offspring from its parents to ancestor
life cycles - answers✓✓the cycle of an organisms birth, reproduction, and death
adaptation - answers✓✓evolutionary process by which an organism lives
habitat - answers✓✓the specific place where an organism lives
invasive species - answers✓✓a species that has been brought out of its natural habitat and
introduced to a new habitat and cause a good amount of damage
producer - answers✓✓typically plans, harnessing light energy from the sun to produce their own
food
consumer - answers✓✓typically animals, they can't make their own food so they need to
consume plants and/or other animals
decomposers - answers✓✓Typically bacteria and fungi, along with insects like maggots and
earthworms-they eat decaying matter-dead plants and animals and in the process they break them
down and decompose them--when they do this, they release nutrients back into the soil for plants
to produce with
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biosphere - answers✓✓The parts of the land, sea, and atmosphere in which organisms are able to
live.
atmosphere - answers✓✓Layer of gases surrounding the Earth that protect life by absorbing UV
rays--mostly made of oxygen and nitrogen.
soil - answers✓✓Made up of humus (organic matter), bits of rock/minerals, clay, water and air.
acid rain - answers✓✓When air pollutants creates rain that is highly acidic and harmful to plants,
aquatic animals and infrastructure.
smog - answers✓✓A type of air pollutant found in cities which can be created by burning fossil
fuels and cars.
moon phases - answers✓✓As the moon orbits the earth, the shape of the moon appears to change
because different amounts of the illuminated part of the moon are facing us.
Earth's orbit and axil tilt - answers✓✓The earth rotates on a 23 degree angle and this is the
reason for the Earth's seasons, NOT the fact that it has an elliptical orbit.
magnent - answers✓✓A material that attracts or repels the same material and attracts iron and
steel.
model - answers✓✓A visual, mathematical, or three-dimensional representation in detail of an
object or design, often a different scale than the original. A model is used to test ideas, make
changes to a design, and to learn more about what would happen to a similar, real object
energy - answers✓✓Energy is potential when a book is resting on a table, but kinetic when it is
in motion and falling to the floor. potential=static. kinetic=motion
07/11/2024 13:16PM
PECT Module 3 Exam Questions and
Answers
ecosystem - answers✓✓the community of living and non-living things and how they interact
inheritance - answers✓✓the passing of traits to offspring from its parents to ancestor
life cycles - answers✓✓the cycle of an organisms birth, reproduction, and death
adaptation - answers✓✓evolutionary process by which an organism lives
habitat - answers✓✓the specific place where an organism lives
invasive species - answers✓✓a species that has been brought out of its natural habitat and
introduced to a new habitat and cause a good amount of damage
producer - answers✓✓typically plans, harnessing light energy from the sun to produce their own
food
consumer - answers✓✓typically animals, they can't make their own food so they need to
consume plants and/or other animals
decomposers - answers✓✓Typically bacteria and fungi, along with insects like maggots and
earthworms-they eat decaying matter-dead plants and animals and in the process they break them
down and decompose them--when they do this, they release nutrients back into the soil for plants
to produce with
, ©Themoon EXAM SOLUTIONS
07/11/2024 13:16PM
biosphere - answers✓✓The parts of the land, sea, and atmosphere in which organisms are able to
live.
atmosphere - answers✓✓Layer of gases surrounding the Earth that protect life by absorbing UV
rays--mostly made of oxygen and nitrogen.
soil - answers✓✓Made up of humus (organic matter), bits of rock/minerals, clay, water and air.
acid rain - answers✓✓When air pollutants creates rain that is highly acidic and harmful to plants,
aquatic animals and infrastructure.
smog - answers✓✓A type of air pollutant found in cities which can be created by burning fossil
fuels and cars.
moon phases - answers✓✓As the moon orbits the earth, the shape of the moon appears to change
because different amounts of the illuminated part of the moon are facing us.
Earth's orbit and axil tilt - answers✓✓The earth rotates on a 23 degree angle and this is the
reason for the Earth's seasons, NOT the fact that it has an elliptical orbit.
magnent - answers✓✓A material that attracts or repels the same material and attracts iron and
steel.
model - answers✓✓A visual, mathematical, or three-dimensional representation in detail of an
object or design, often a different scale than the original. A model is used to test ideas, make
changes to a design, and to learn more about what would happen to a similar, real object
energy - answers✓✓Energy is potential when a book is resting on a table, but kinetic when it is
in motion and falling to the floor. potential=static. kinetic=motion
