Biosphere Interactions

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What are abiotic factors?

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Non-living components of an ecosystem that influence living organisms, such as temperature, sunlight, water, and minerals.

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How do abiotic factors influence biome distribution?

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Abiotic factors such as temperature and precipitation determine the types of plants and animals that can survive in a biome.

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What is a biome?

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A large geographical biotic unit, a major community of plants and animals with similar life forms and environmental conditions.

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What is the role of carbon sinks in the carbon cycle?

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To store carbon and reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide levels.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

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What are examples of abiotic factors?

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Weather, wind, rain, sunlight, and rocks.

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What trend has been observed in atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases over the last 100 years?

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Atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases have increased.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

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What do the arrows represent in a food web diagram?

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The flow of energy.

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Define photosynthesis.

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The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.

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What is the significance of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organic material, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What is the water cycle?

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The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth.

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