Investigation 1 Living Systems

A collection of interacting parts that work together to make a whole or perform a function is known as a

• Subsystem

• System

• Species

• Ecosystem

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A system that is part of a larger system is called

• a subsystem

• a species

• a mixtue

• a solution

A drought combined with poor farming practices caused a disaster known as

• Mount Sain Helens

• An invasive species

• The Dust bowl

• The great famine

An example of a renewable resource is (pick all that apply)

• Fossil Fuels

• Solar Power

• Wind

• Water

The subsystems of earth include (pick all that apply)

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

The atmosphere includes

• rocks, minerals, and landforms

• the gasses surrouding Earth

• all the water on Earth

• all the living things on Earth

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All the living things on Earth are known as

• The biosphere

• An ecosystem

• The Geosphere

• The living sphere

An organism that eats other organisms is known as

• A producer

• A consumer

• A decomposer

• A herbivore

Any organism that breaks down and consumes dead organisms is called a (a)   .

A complex community that contains all the living and nonliving things in the environment is called an

(a)