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WorksheetsBiosphere Study Guide
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 39mins
All living things are called _________.
Organisms
Populations
Habitats
Ecosystems
If an organism cannot meet its needs, it will ___.
Get more needs
Die early
Ask for help
"Vore" means ___.
An organism that eats
Meat
Plants
All
Scientists classify consumers into Carnivores, Herbivores, and Omnivores based on how they meet their need for ___.
Food
Water
Shelter
Air
Match the classification to its definition.
Herbivore
Organism that eats only plants.
Carnivore
Organism that eats only meat.
Omnivore
Organism that eats all things - plants and meat.
Match the classification to examples.
Herbivore
Horses, Cows, and Rabbits
Carnivore
Sharks, Tigers, and Snakes
Omnivore
Turtles, Pigs, and Humans
Match the classification to its teeth.
Herbivore
Carnivore
Omnivore
What is the science word for turning sunlight into food?
Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration
Decomposition
Match the sphere to its definition.
Atmo
Air
Bio
Life
Geo
Rock
Hydro
Water
Match the sphere to an example.
Atmo
Oxygen
Bio
People
Geo
Mountains
Hydro
Rivers
A producer is a group of parts that work together to do a job.
So a producer is a ____.
Component
Function
System
Input
Output
The producer's job is turning sunlight into food.
Turning sunlight into food is a producer's ___.
Component
Function
System
Input
Output
Sunlight, water, and Carbon Dioxide go INTO a producer.
Sunlight, water, and Carbon Dioxide are ____.
Component
Function
System
Input
Output
Which 3 are Inputs for photosynthesis?
(Pick 3)
Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen
Water
Sugar
Sunlight
Chlorophyll is the PART of a producer that absorbs sunlight.
Chlorophyll is a ____.
Component
Function
System
Input
Output
Sugar and Oxygen come OUT of a producer.
Sugar and Oxygen are ____.
Component
Function
System
Input
Output
Which 2 are outputs for photosynthesis?
(Pick 2)
Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen
Water
Sugar
Sunlight
The sugar plants produce is called ____.
Glucose
Fructose
Lactose
Match the following:
System
Producers
Function
Turn sunlight into food
Inputs
Sunlight
Water
Carbon Dioxide
Outputs
Sugar
Oxygen
Components
Chlorophyll
Leaves
Roots
Classify means ____.
Put things together
Divide things into groups
Introduce to a school
Make more fancy
Why do scientists classify things?
To make them easier to study
To make them harder to study
They have too much free time.
In the word "Photosynthesis," photo means ___.
Light
A picture from a camera
Food
In the word "Photosynthesis," synthesis means ___.
Make something by combining inputs
Divide inputs into groups
Make a guess based on observations
How do organisms meet their need for food?
Make food from sunlight
Producers
Eat other organisms
Consumers
Break down dead organisms
Decomposers
What are some examples in each category?
Producers
Plants like trees, flowers, and grass
Consumers
Animals like sharks, butterflies, and humans
Decomposers
Bacteria and fungi like mushrooms
Earth is shaped like a ball.
What is our Science word for the shape of Earth?
Cylinder
Cube
Sphere
Cone
Earth is a unique planet because ____.
It is a sphere.
It has living things.
It travels around the Sun.
Earth is a group of parts that work together to do a job.
So, Earth is a ____.
Input
Output
Function
System
Earth's job is to keep living things alive.
Keeping living things alive is Earth's ____.
Input
Output
Function
System
What is Earth's function?
To spin on its axis
To travel around the Sun
To keep living things alive
To make it easier to study the Earth, scientists divide Earth into 4 smaller systems.
Those systems are:
Geosphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Rain
Snow
Sleet
Hail
Revolve
Rotate
Axis
Pole
Food
Water
Shelter
Air
Sequence the steps of the life cycle.
Be Born
Grow
Reproduce
Die
Which need means "a way to stay safe?"
Food
Water
Shelter
Air
Match the organism to how it reproduces.
Mammals
Give Birth
Fish, Reptiles, Amphibians, and Birds
Lay Eggs
Plants
Make Seeds
Match the following bird activities to the need it helps to meet.
Eating worms and beetles
Food
Drinking from a lake or pond
Water
Building a nest
Shelter
Breathing in oxygen
Air
If an organism cannot meet it's needs, it will ___.
Die early.
Get more needs.
Ask for help.
Why do scientists classify things?
To make them easier to study
To make them harder to study
They have too much free time.
To make it easier to study the Biosphere, scientists classify organisms into
3 categories
Those categories are:
Producers
Consumers
Decomposers
Stop
Drop
Roll
Helpful
Harmful
Neutral
Solids
Liquids
Gases
Why don't plants blow away when it is windy?
The flower absorbs the wind.
The roots hold the plant in the soil.
The leaves block the wind.
To meet their need for air, plants absorb (a) and release (b) .
To meet the plant's need for water, (a) absorb the water from the soil and (b) transports the water to the leaves.
Plants reproduce by ___.
Giving Birth
Making Seeds
Laying Eggs
Dividing in Half
Match the part to its function.
Transports water and gives the plant a shape
Stem
Absorbs water from the soil and holds the plant in the ground
Root
Absorbs Carbon Dioxide and sunlight to make food
Leaf
Attracts bees to help the plant reproduce
Flower
Describe how a plant meets its needs.
The roots absorb it and the stem transports it
Water
The leaves make it from sunlight
Food
The roots hold the plant in place to provide it
Shelter
The leaves absorb and release it
Air
What is the science word for turning sunlight into food?
Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration
Decomposition
In the Fall, the leaves change color and are no longer green.
Which component has most likely been lost?
Chlorophyll
Roots
Seeds
Flowers
Match the following:
System
Producers
Function
Turn sunlight into food
Inputs
Sunlight
Water
Carbon Dioxide
Outputs
Sugar
Oxygen
Components
Chlorophyll
Leaves
Roots
Herbivores have eyes that face the (a) .
to make it easier to (b) .
Carnivores have eyes that face the (a)
to make it easier to (b) .
Label the structures of the plant.
