Module 1.1 cont.. Organization of the Biosphere

Question 1

biosphere is ?

Answer 1

the zone of air, land, & water at the surface of the earth where living organisms are found

Question 2

the zone of air, land, & water at the surface of the earth where living organisms are found ?

Answer 2

biosphere

Question 3

Population is ?

Answer 3

all the members of a species within a particular area

Question 4

all the members of a species within a particular area is ?

Answer 4

population

Question 5

Community

Answer 5

all the different populations in the same area

Question 6

all the different populations in the same area ?

Answer 6

community

Question 7

Ecosystem

Answer 7

Community interact amongst themselves and with the physical environment soil atmosphere etc.

Question 8

Community interact amongst themselves and with the physical environment soil atmosphere etc.

Answer 8

ecosystem

Question 9

ecosystems are characterized by ? & ?

Answer 9

chemical cycling & energy flow

Question 10

chemical cycling is ?

Answer 10

chemicals move from 1 species to another

Question 11

Energy flow is ?

Answer 11

Energy flows from the sun, through plants, and through the food chain

Question 12

Energy flows from the sun through plants and through the food chain ?

Answer 12

Energy flow

Question 13

chemicals move from 1 species to another ?

Answer 13

Chemical cycling

Question 14

climate largely determines where different ? are found around the globe

Answer 14

ecosystems

Question 15

The two most biologically diverse ecosystems are ? & ? where solar energy is most abundant

Answer 15

Rainforest & coral reefs

Question 16

? tends to modify existing ecosystems for its own purpose

Answer 16

human species

Question 17

Human species ?

Answer 17

tend to modify existing ecosystems for its own purpose

Question 18

human beings depend on healthy ecosystems for ?

Answer 18

food, medicine, and raw materials

Question 19

biodiversity ecompasses ?

Answer 19

the total number of species

the variability in their genes

the ecosystems in which they live

Question 20

as many as ? million species on earth

Answer 20

5-30 million

Question 21

Human activities cause the extinction of about ? species per day

Answer 21

400