Introduction to Global Systems, Climate, Weather and Life

What term describes the part of the earth where life exists?

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

What is the total sum of all of Earth's water in any form, whether it's on the ground as liquid or ice, or in the clouds as water vapor?

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• lithosphere

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What is an Atom?

• The smallest unit of matter

• The smallest unit of life

• A group of 2 or more atoms joined by covalent bonds

• Composed of only one type of atom

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What is a cell?

• The smallest unit of matter

• The smallest unit of life

• A group of two or more atoms joined by covalent bonds

• Composed of only one type of atom

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Define Ecosystem.

• All living things and nonliving components of the environment (water, air, soil, light) in a particular area.

• The environments that support life (soil, bodies of water and inner atmosphere).

• The type of natural environment in which a particular species of organism lives.

• The role and position a species has in its environment; how it meets its needs for food and shelter, how it survives, and how it reproduces.

A ​ (a)   is a group of same ​ (b)   in an area that can ​ (c)  

• population
• species
• reproduce
• community
• ecosystem

Match the following

• biome

• A large geographical area with a specific set of environmental conditions, such as temperature and water availbility.

• population

• single organism

• ecosystem

• A sytem of biotic and abiotic factors wokring to sustain life in an area

• community

• A group of different species in an area

• Individual

• a group of same species in an area

Which is an abiotic factor?

• Competition

• Predators

• Water

• Food

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What is the best description of an ecosystem?

• All of the living and nonliving things in an environment

• All of the individuals of one species in an area

• All of the populations of living things in an area

• All of the abiotic factors in an area

Which of the following is an organism?

• A herd of sheep

• A wolf

• A drop of water

• A heart

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