5 Written Questions

1. systematic process for using knowledge and skills to acquire new knowledge
2. technical means that humans create to store and transmit information
3. System for the transmission of information using electronic technology (digital cameras, cellphones, internet, tv, fiber optics)
4. changing of organic matter into useful liquid, gas, or fuel
5. scientific study of water (properties, distribution, and effects of water on the earth's surface)

5 Matching Questions

1. hypothesis
2. endangered species
3. abiotic
4. closing the loop
5. construction technology

1. a A species that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
2. b The ways that humans build structures on sites
3. c assertion subject to verification or proof as a premise from which a conclusion is drawn
4. d using products made from recycled materials
5. e non-living (referring to parts of ecosystem)

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. the branch of biology dealing with the development of living things from fertilized egg to its developed state.
   1. biotechnology
   2. hydrology
   3. biomes
   4. embryology
2. representation of a region showing earth information such as mineral deposits, fossil localities, age relations of rock units
   1. biotic
   2. geologic hazard
   3. geologic map
   4. ergonomical
3. community of organisms of a single major ecological region
   1. enzyme
   2. abiotic
   3. biotic
   4. biomes
4. The ability of an ecosystem to maintain stability among its biological resources so that there is a steady optimum yield.
   1. equilibrium
   2. inquiry
   3. extinction
   4. engineering
5. any of a set of possible forms of a gene
   1. abiotic
   2. biotic
   3. allele
   4. enzyme

5 True/False Question

1. fact → living (referring to components of ecosystem)
   

   True        False

2. instructional technology → any mechanical aid to learning (including computers)
   

   True        False

3. groundwater → Organisms obtaining energy by feeding on other organisms and their remains (animals, heterotrophs) OR a person buying goods and services
   

   True        False

4. ergonomical → Of ore relating to the design of equipment or devices to fit the human body's control, position, movement, and environment.
   

   True        False

5. ecosystem → A protein that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being changed by the reaction; an organic catalyst
   

   True        False