Science weekly, week 18, Biosphere, 5th grade

How might the atmosphere affect the biosphere?

• A tsunami washes away a beach.

• An earthquake drains a large lake.

• A tornado knocks down many trees.

• An invasive species eats all of the plants.

How might the hydrosphere affect the biosphere?

• A river floods animal burrows.

• Soil from erosion fills up a pond.

• A thunderstorm causes a landslide.

• Plant roots break down large rocks.

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What might be the result of removing a top predator from a marine biome?

• There is no effect on the biome.

• Fish become overpopulated.

• The ocean becomes more polluted.

• A prey animal becomes the top predator.

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Which sphere contains all of Earth’s organisms?

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

Why do humans remove top predators?

• Top predators drink all of the water.

• Top predators hunt humans’ livestock.

• Top predators are bad for ecosystems.

• Top predators take up too much space.

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What are the seven biomes of the biosphere?

• Forest, grassland, marine, iceland, mountain, desert, freshwater.

• Forest, grassland, marine, tundra, mountain, dessert, freshwater.

• Forest, grassland, marine, tundra, mountain, desert, saltwater

• Forest, grassland, marine, tundra, mountain, desert, freshwater.

Precipitation is most abundant near the equator where it is the warmest and receives the most sunlight.

• False

• True

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The biome that's located in each pole, north pole, and south pole.

• Mountain

• Tundra

• forest

• freshwater

What causes patterns in the biosphere?

• air and ocean currents

• The movement of the Earth's crust

• The migration of animals

• Human activity and pollution

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Where can desert biomes often be found?

• At the poles

• on coral reefs

• only on coast

• near the equator