The Web of Life 2 - Spheres

The Web of Life Ecology Spheres

ECOLOGY is the branch of biology that studies the relationships between organisms and between organisms and their physical surroundings.

Interdependence

• All organisms in an ecosystem depend upon each other.

• If the foxes in the food chain were killed, the population of rabbits would increase because they are no longer prey to the foxes.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following correctly lists the levels of organization from most complex to least complex?

• Community, Organism, Population, Ecosystem

• Population, Community, Ecosystem, Organism

• Ecosystem, Community, Population, Organism

• Organism, Population, Community, Ecosystem

Multiple Choice

What are the different types of land biomes?

• Desert, Forest, Grassland, and Tundra

• deciduous, arctic, marine, wetlands

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between biomes and ecosystems?

• A biome is an ecosystem containing different plants, animals, and minerals found in a large geographic area with a certain type of climate.

• An Ecosystem is a BIG biome.

4 Spheres of Earth

Geosphere - solid Earth, nonliving.​

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Biosphere - all living organisms; made of biomes

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Hydrosphere - all the water on Earth​

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Atmosphere - all the gases around Earth

4 Spheres of Earth

• Geosphere - solid Earth, nonliving.

• Biosphere - all living organisms; made of biomes

• Hydrosphere - all the water on Earth

• Atmosphere - all the gases around Earth

Multiple Choice

When an animal or human breathes air, the interaction is between the __________ and the _____________.

• atmosphere and hydrosphere

• biosphere and geosphere

• hydrosphere and biosphere

• atmosphere and biosphere

Multiple Choice

Comes from the Greek word for "life"

• bio-

• hydro-

• atmo-

• geo-

Multiple Choice

Comes from the Greek word for "ground"

• bio-

• hydro-

• atmo-

• geo-

Multiple Choice

Comes from the Greek word for "water"

• bio-

• hydro-

• atmo-

• geo-

Multiple Choice

Comes from the Greek word for "air"

• bio-

• hydro-

• atmo-

• geo-

Multiple Choice

What is the atmosphere?

• all the air and gases on the planet

• made up of living things

• the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

• the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

Multiple Choice

What is the hydrosphere?

• all the air and gases on the planet

• made up of living things

• the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

• the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

Multiple Choice

What is the geosphere?

• all the air and gases on the planet

• all the frozen water on the Earth

• the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

• the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

Multiple Choice

What is the biosphere?

• all the air and gases on the planet

• made up of living things

• the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

• the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

Multiple Select

When ocean water evaporates into the air, which 2 spheres are interacting? (choose 2)

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

Multiple Select

When plants use their roots to get water from the ground, which 3 spheres are interacting? (choose 3)

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

Multiple Choice

A whale's niche would be which of the following?

• eating plankton and krill.

• eating sharks and dolphins.

• eating hamburgers and fries.

• eating other whales.

Multiple Choice

Fungus like mushrooms most likely grow in which habitat?

• A Rotting Log

• Ocean

• Desert

• A Pond

Multiple Choice

A squirrel's habitat would be _____________.

• Ocean

• Arctic

• Forest

• Dessert

Multiple Choice

A squirrel's niche would be _________________.

• hunting prey and providing meat for other squirrels.

• searching for fish to eat in the ocean.

• staying busy storing nuts and seeds for winter.

• help decompose other animals and plants.

Multiple Choice

An organism’s habitat provides _____________________.

• food, water, shelter, and space.

• food, water, and clothes.

• only food.

• video games, ninjas, and baked beans.

Multiple Choice

A habitat is ___________________.

• the place or kind of place in which an animal or plant naturally lives.

• is how plants produce their own food.

• is an animal that only eats meat.

• the place where only one animal lives.