Chapter 3 vocab

Question 1

All parts of Earth in which life exists.

Answer 1

Biosphere

Question 2

Interactions among organisms, population, and communities and their interactions with there environment.

Answer 2

Ecology

Question 3

A group of similar organisms that can bread and produce fertile offspring.

Answer 3

Species

Question 4

A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area

Answer 4

Population

Question 5

Assemblage of different populations that live together in a defined area.

Answer 5

Community

Question 6

Organisms that live in a place, together with their physical environment.

Answer 6

Ecosystem

Question 7

Any living part of the environment with which an organisms might attract.

Answer 7

Biotic factors

Question 8

Any non-living part of the environment.

Answer 8

Abiotic factors

Question 9

All the gases that surrounds Earth.

Answer 9

Atmosphere

Question 10

All of Earth’s fresh water, and salt water, including water vapor and rain in the atmosphere, water underground an dice.

Answer 10

Hydrosphere

Question 11

All of the rock at and below Earth’s surface.

Answer 11

Geosphere

Question 12

Patterns and averages of temperature, precipitation, clouds and wind over many years.

Answer 12

Climate

Question 13

Short-term changes in temperature, precipitation, clouds, and wind from day to day/ minute to minute.

Answer 13

weather

Question 14

Process in which certain gases, (carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor trap) sunlight energy in Earth’s atmosphere ASL heat.

Answer 14

Greenhouse effect

Question 15

Ecologists typically classify the homes of organisms into toughly ten different regional climate communities.

Answer 15

Biome

Question 16

Tall trees from a dense, leafy covering.

Answer 16

Canopy

Question 17

In the shade below, shorter trees and vines from a layer.

Answer 17

Understory

Question 18

Material formed from decaying leaves and other organisms.

Answer 18

Humus

Question 19

Evergreens along the northern edge of the temperate zone.

Answer 19

Taiga

Question 20

A layer permanently frozen subsoil.

Answer 20

Permafrost

Question 21

The sunlight region near the surface in which photosynthesis can occur.

Answer 21

Photic zone

Question 22

Below the photic zone.

Answer 22

Aphotic zone

Question 23

Microscopic organisms that live in the aquatic environment.

Answer 23

Plankton

Question 24

An ecosystem in which water either covers the soil or is present at or near the surface for at least part of the year.

Answer 24

Wetland

Question 25

A weather formed where a river meets the sea.

Answer 25

Estuary