3.1 voacb terms

Envelope of gases surrounding Earth.

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• tropic level

• consumer

Layer of the atmosphere between the troposphere and the more distant mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere; contains the ozone layer

• photosynthesis

• hydrosphere

• producer

• stratosphere

Earth's core, mantle, and crust-all the material above and below the surface of Earth that forms the planet's mass.

• troposphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• greenhouse effect

All of the gaseous, liquid, and solid water on or near Earth's surface

• hydrosphere

• tropic level

• herbivore

• biosphere

Animal that feeds mostly on other animals

• carnivore

• herbivore

• consumer

• producer

Lowest layer of the atmosphere and the only layer suitable for terrestrial life. Weather occurs in this layer

• stratosphere

• carnivore

• troposphere

• greenhouse effect

Designation for an organism based on its methods of making or finding food and feeding behavior.

• greenhouse effect

• canrinvore

• trophic level

• herbivore

Zone of earth where life is found. It consists of parts of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• tertiary consumer

Process in which producers change radiant energy into chemical energy. Harnessing the energy of light allows producers to convert inorganic molecules of carbon dioxide and water into organic molecules such as glucose.

• stratosphere

• trophic level

• biosphere

• Photosynthesis

Animal that feeds on primary consumers

• producer

• secondary comsumer

• primary consumer

• biosphere