Quiz 1.1 Living in the Earth System

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• 1
• 5
• 6

What is an organized group of related parts that interact to form a whole? They will have inputs, outputs, boundaries and components.

• theory
• arrangement
• adaptation
• system

Which of these best explains the organization of the biosphere?

• Groups of biomes make up a community, and groups of communities make up an ecosystem.
• Groups of communities make up a population, and groups of populations make up a biome.
• Groups of individuals make up populations, and groups of populations make up communities.
• Groups of populations make up an ecosystem, and groups of ecosystems make up a community.

Which of these is an example of a connection between Earth systems?

• ice melting on a lake
• deer drinking from a lake
• a robin hatching from an egg
• minerals forming under Earth’s surface

Which of the following are characteristics of all living things? (Select more than one answer.)

• They require an energy source, such as sunlight or glucose.
• They are must be made up of more than one cell.
• They maintain a stable internal environment.
• They respond to changes in the environment.

Matter can move from the biosphere to the hydrosphere when...

• a person drinks water.
• a person sweats.
• a plant takes up minerals from the soil.
• the sun heats up the water in lake.

Your body must maintain an internal temperature of about 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. This is an example of

• homeostasis
• biotic
• biodiversity
• metamorphosis

The higher the biodiversity in an ecosystem, the more living things are a part of that ecosystem.

• True
• False