Biosphere To Ecosystem

Question 1

What is ecology

Answer 1

The study of living organisms. Their are relationship to one another and to the place where they live

Question 2

What are scientists who study ecology called

Answer 2

Ecologist

Question 3

What is the biosphere

Answer 3

The part of the Earth where humans and other organisms are able to live

Question 4

What does the biosphere consist of?

Answer 4

The atmosphere, lithosphere and the hydrosphere

Question 5

Characteristics of the atmosphere

Answer 5

• Is made up of gases that keep the environment stable.

• has the gases, oxygen ,hydrogen, carbon dioxide, water vapour, and nitrogen.

•helps in respiration ,photosynthesis and filtering the sunlight to protect organisms from harmful or strong sun rays

Question 6

Characteristics of the hydrosphere

Answer 6

•is the aquatic or water part of the biosphere

•consists of the waters of the oceans(salt water),rivers and lakes (fresh water)

•is the habitate of many aquatic organisms such as fish

Question 7

Characteristics of the lithosphere

Answer 7

•Is the outside crust of the earth

•is formed of rocks and soil

•is a source of the ions which living organisms need.

Question 8

What is biotic

Answer 8

Living components such as plants animals and micro organisms

Question 9

What is Abiotic

Answer 9

Non-living components such as rock,water,gases,wind and sunlight

Question 10

What is atmosphere

Answer 10

Envelope of gases around the earth

Question 11

What hydrosphere

Answer 11

All rhe salt and fresh water areas of the earth

Question 12

What is lithosphere

Answer 12

Rigid outer part of the earth,the crust and the mantle

Question 13

What are biomes

Answer 13

A geographical region with a characteristic climate ,vegitationand animals suited to an environment e.g deserts,grassland and aquatics

Question 14

What is ecosystem

Answer 14

Part of the biome where the biotic and abiotic components interact

Question 15

What is Community

Answer 15

All of the population of different ecosystems in the same place at the same time.

Question 16

What is an organism

Answer 16

A single form of life

Question 17

What the types of biomes

Answer 17

Terrestrial and aquatic biomes

Question 18

Cycle

Answer 18

The continuous movement of materials, such as the water cycle, carbon cycle, and nitrogen cycle, through the environment.

Question 19

What is a marine biome

Answer 19

It is a large, complex ecosystem that is dominated by salt water, which includes oceans, seas, and estuaries.

Question 20

Producers

Answer 20

Organisms make their own food inside of their bodies. From substances they get from the environment which are also called auto troughs.

Question 21

Classification of plants

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Hydrophytes. - Plants that grow in water example water lillies.

Mesophytes. - Plants that need to moderate supply of water, light and temperature examples mango trees.

Xenophytes. - Plants and grow in very dry regions example cactic

Question 22

Consumers

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Plants that cannot make their own food but have to eat food are classified as consumers or heterotrophs

Question 23

Decomposers

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Organism that get their energy by breaking down dead plants and animal bodies as well as animal wastes.

Question 24

What are abiotic factors classified as?

Answer 24

Physiographic factors,edaphic factors and physical factors

Question 25

Physiographic factors

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Physiographic factors In ecosystems, have to do with the position and shape of the area. They include the slope,aspect and the altitude.

Question 26

Types of biotic factors

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Producers,consumers and decomposers

Question 27

Types of non living ,abiotic factors

Answer 27

Physiographic and edaphic

Question 28

Types of relationships in ecosystem species interactions

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Mutualism. -an organism benefits e.g flower and a bee

Commensalism. -one organism benefits the other is not affected. E.g orchid and tree

Parasitism. -one organism benefits and the other is harmed E.g humans and mosquitos

Question 29

Edaphic facrors

Answer 29

•PH
•HUMUS
•SOIL TEXTURE
•WATER RETENTION
•AIR SPACES

Question 30

The pyramid of biomass

Answer 30

It is the total mass of living at one trophic level