Part II Use the following words and phrases to fill in the blanks with the best possible match. You will use several of the terms more than once. ecosystem primary succession diversity secondary succession lichens pioneer organisms succession climax community 1. A forest of pine trees is burned over a 10 mile area when lightning strikes a tree. In the spring, a few seedlings are beginning to sprout. 2. A glacier has scraped all soil from a rocky area. As it slowly retreats, some of the rock is broken down by weathering. Some moss begins to grow. 3. A small symbiotic organism secretes acid into the rock to anchor itself in place.

Every compound can be represented by a chemical formula. a chemical formula is the set of symbols showing the elements that make up a compound and their proportions. water’s chemical formula is h 2 2 o. that means a molecule of water contains two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen chemically bonded. a molecule is a group of two or more atoms bonded together. molecules can range in size from two to thousands of atoms. a molecule of a compound is the smallest unit of that compound. every molecule of water has all the physical and chemical properties of water. that’s because every molecule of water is made of the same elements in the same proportions: two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen! which of the following is a true statement? a every molecule of the same compound will have different properties. b every molecule of a compound has the same proportion of elements. c molecules can be physically separated into smaller units of a compound. d molecules cannot be represented by chemical formulae.

The organelle pictured is found in cells of and is theorized to have once been an independent organism.

There is a liquid capsule inside a cup full of liquid. the cup full of liquid has salt in it and the liquid capsule has no salt in it. in which direction will the solvent flow? a. the salt does not have to move b. from the capsule to the larger cup c. equally between the capsule and the cup d. from the larger cup to the capsule