Ecology Flashcards
what are the different interactions that happen in the biosphere?
Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, Lithosphere, Ecosphere
Describe the Hydrosphere
The hydrosphere is all of the water and its states (solid, liquid, gas) on Earth.
Describe the atmosphere
the atmosphere is all the lawyers and areas gas is found of earth.
Describe the lithosphere
The lithosphere is the thin crust between the mantle and the earths atmosphere
What is the ecosphere
It is all the living organisms in the biosphere
What are the other types of “spheres” in biosphere
Cryosphere, anthroposphere
What is the cryosphere
The cryosphere is all the solid forms of water (snow, ice etc) on the earth. All the frozen places
What is the arthroposphere
It is all the man made or modified things made by humans
What does biosphere mean
The part on earth that contains all the ecosystems
What does ecosystem mean
A community in its non living surroundings
What does population mean
Group of organisms of only one species that live in the same area
What is an organism
Individual living with organ and organ systems
What is a tissue
Group of cells
What are cells
Smallest function of life
What are molecules
Groups of atoms and smallest chemical compounds
