Earth and environmental exam revison

Question 1

Abiotic

Answer 1

abiotic are non-living components; such as water, soil and atmosphere.

Question 2

Biotic

Answer 2

Biotic factors are living things within an ecosystem; such as plants, animals, and bacteria

Question 3

Lithosphere

Answer 3

The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

Question 4

Biosphere

Answer 4

The region on, above, and below the Earth’s surface where life exists

Question 5

Hydrosphere

Answer 5

The total amount of water on a planet.

Question 6

Atmosphere

Answer 6

a mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth

Question 7

Germination definition

Answer 7

the process by which a plant grows from a seed into a seedling.

Question 8

Germination step/processes

Answer 8

Step 1: Imbibition: water fills the seed.
Step 2: The water activates enzymes that begin the plant’s growth.
Step 3: The seed grows a root to access water underground.
Step 4: The seed grows shoots that grow towards the sun.
Step 5: The shoots grow leaves

Question 9

biotic and abiotic factors of germination

Answer 9

water and oxygen in the air

Question 10

Food chain

Question 11

food web