biosphere

Question 1

the part of the Earth’s crust (Lithosphere and geosphere),
waters (hydrosphere), and atmosphere that supports life.

Answer 1

The biosphere

Question 2

What is the range of the biosphere?

Answer 2

between 500 meters below sea level up to 6 kilometers above sea level.

Question 3

the study of the interactions of organisms (living things)
with each other and their environment.

Answer 3

ecology

Question 4

“the study of home,”

Answer 4

ecology

Question 5

Living things may be described as ________

Answer 5

biotic

Question 6

Nonliving things are ________________

Answer 6

abiotic

Question 7

the place where an organism lives

Answer 7

habitat

Question 8

an organism’s job or role within their habitat.

Answer 8

niche`

Question 9

a group of organisms of the same species that live together in a particular place at a particular time.

Answer 9

population

Question 10

organisms of that can mate naturally and produce fertile offspring.

Answer 10

species

Question 11

all the organisms (many populations) that live together in a particular area

Answer 11

community

Question 12

“living together.”

Answer 12

symbiosis

Question 13

What term describes the ways that
organisms in the same community may affect each other?

Answer 13

symbiotic relationships

Question 14

both organisms benefit from the relationship
EX: cleaner fish works with a large fish to remove parasites

Answer 14

mutualism

Question 15

one organism benefits from the relationship and the other is unharmed
EX: a bird builds a nest in a tree

Answer 15

Commensalism

Question 16

one organism benefits and the other is harmed
EX: a flea bites a dog

Answer 16

parasitism

Question 17

an organism that is hunting

Answer 17

predator

Question 18

the
organism that is attacked

Answer 18

prey

Question 19

a predator (an organism that is hunting) feeds on its prey

Answer 19

predation

Question 20

factors that limit the growth of a population and may even
cause it to decrease

Answer 20

limiting factors

Question 21

trace the path of energy as it moved form one organism to the next in an
ecosystem

Answer 21

food chains

Question 22

a system of several overlapping food chains that is a more
accurate description of the movement of energy through an ecosystem

Answer 22

food web

Question 23

used to describe an organism’s place in a food chain

Answer 23

trophic levels

Question 24

organisms that make their own food, generally by photosynthesis
EX: plants

Answer 24

autotrophs (producers)

Question 25

organisms that eat only autotrophs

Answer 25

herbivores

Question 26

organisms that eat both plants and animals

Answer 26

omnivores

Question 27

organisms that only eat
meat

Answer 27

carnivores

Question 28

consume mostly decaying biomass, such as rotting meat or plant
materials
EX: vultures

Answer 28

scavengers

Question 29

consume smaller decaying biomass and return nutrients to the environment
EX: bacteria

Answer 29

decomposed

Question 30

major land ecosystems defined by climate

Answer 30

biome

Question 31

How many biomes?

Answer 31

9-20

Question 32

Give three examples of a biome

Answer 32

desert, tropical forest, tundra

Question 33

wise use of the environment by preserving, protecting, and
restoring habitats, biomes, flora, and fauna

Answer 33

conservation

Question 34

plant, animal, or fungus species that is not native to a specific location
and has invaded the natural environment

Answer 34

invasive species

Question 35

Name two invasive species.

Answer 35

bamboo and honeysuckle

Question 36

plant, animal, or fungus species that occur naturally in the area

Answer 36

native species

Question 37

the gradual process by which ecosystems change and develop
over time

Answer 37

ecological succession

Question 38

where living things move
into an area where no life previously existed,

Answer 38

primary succession

Question 39

where ecosystems
grow and change in an area where there are living things.

Answer 39

secondary succession