Earth Systems Flashcards
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Abiotic
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non-living things
2
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Atmosphere
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the gases surrounding earth or other planets
3
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Bio
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life
4
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biosphere
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The sum of all ecosystems on earth made up of all the parts of earth where life exists
5
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seedling formation
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- A tiny and fragile plant is known as a seedling
- It starts growing towards sunlight when it gets the proper nutrients from the sin as well from the roots
6
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growth and development
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- Plants carry out a process called photosynthesis using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to synthesize their own food in the form glucose.
- This energy is stored for later process during flowering and reproduction.
7
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differentiation
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- Plants become a mature plant and starts flowering.
- Flowers will attract bees and pollinate insects and helps in pollination and fertilisation.
8
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pollination & fertilisation
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- Pollination occurs when pollen travels from one plant to the flower of a different plant
- Fertilisation is when the pollen meets the egg inside the flower. This creates seeds
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