It is the most basic building block of matter – ATOM

The atomic number is equal to the number of ___________in the nucleus of its atom – PROTON

 It forms when an atom gain or loses one or more electron – IONS

A combination of two or more atoms of the same or different elements held together by forces
called chemical bond. – MOLECULE

Why was it more difficult to design an experiment that would prove the existence of neutrons
than it was to design an experiment that would prove the existence of either protons or
electrons? - NEUTRONS DO NOT DEFLECT CHARGED PARTICLES.

Every ecosystem is characterized by which fundamental phenomena? - ENERGY FLOW AND

CHEMICAL CYCLING

According to the ________, Too much or too little of any abiotic factor can limit or prevent
growth of a population even if all other factors are at or near the optimal range of tolerance -
THE LIMITING FACTOR PRINCIPLE

In a food web, what do we call organisms, that change energy from the sun into food –
PRODUCERS

Organisms that obtain nutrients by breaking down dead and decaying plants and animals are
called – DECOMPOSERS

Which of the following does not qualify as biogeochemical cycle? – ENERGY

Which of the following is a mechanism by which phosphorus is released into the environment?
- ROCK WEATHERING

It states that when energy changes from one form to another, we always end up with lower
quality or less usable energy than we started. - SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS

It refers to  the total kinetic energy of all moving atoms, ions, or molecules within a given
substance. – HEAT

How are humans trying to be proactive in reducing our sulfur emission? -BY USING CLEAN COAL

An element having the same atomic number but different mass number. - ISOTOPES