Chapter 15 The Biosphere 2021-2022

The system that contains all living things on Earth.

• Biosphere

• Atmoshpere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

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NGSS.HS-LS2-5

All of Earth’s water, ice, and water vapor.

• Biosphere

• Biota

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

includes factors such as average temperature and precipitation and relative humidity.

• climate

• abiotic

• biotic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Select the ocean zones

• intertidal, neretic, bathyal and abysal zone

• zooplankton, plankton, phytoplankton

• littoral, limnetic and benthic zone

is a partially enclosed body of water formed where a river flows into an ocean

• Estuary

• whatersheed

• littoral zone

• benethic zone

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Select the freshwater zones

• intertidal, neretic, bathyal and abysal zone

• zooplankton, plankton, phytoplankton

• littoral, limnetic and benthic zone

is a region of land that drains into a river, a river system or another body of water

• Estuary

• watershed

• littoral zone

• benthic zone

how many main biomes exists?

• 6

• 8

• 10

Which one is NOT a biome?

• stratosphere

• desert

• tundra

• grassland

Regions of the planet with similar types of life and climates are called

• biomes

• kingdoms

• spheres

• systems

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6