Chapter 3: Biosphere Vocabulary

Fill in the blank: ________ is our entire planet, with all its organisms and physical environments.

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

Fill in the blank: ________ is the scientific study of living organisms, their interactions with other organisms, and how they interact with their environment.

• Ecology

• Geology

• Astronomy

• Physics

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Fill in the blank: ________ is a group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring.

• Species

• Genus

• Family

• Kingdom

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is the term for a group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area?

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is the term for an assembly of different populations that live together in a defined area?

• Community

• Organism

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

What is the term for all the organisms that live in a place, together with their physical environment?

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Community

• Habitat

What is the term for any living part of the environment with which an organism might interact?

• Biotic Factors

• Abiotic Factors

• Ecosystem Services

• Nonliving Components

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What is the definition of Abiotic Factors? Fill in the blank: Abiotic Factors are any nonliving part of the environment, such as _______, heat, precipitation, humidity, wind or water currents, and soil type.

• sunlight

• plants

• animals

• bacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which term includes all the gases that surround Earth?

• Abiotic Factors

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

Fill in the blank: The Hydrosphere includes all of Earth’s fresh water and salt water, including water vapor and rain in the _______, water underground, and ice.

• atmosphere

• lithosphere

• biosphere

• mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4