Chapter 3 Vocabulary Quiz

All of the gasses on earth combined make up the _________________.

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

Layer of permanently frozen subsoil, commonly seen in the Tundra biome.

• Humus

• Taiga

• Understory

• Permafrost

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Study of living organisms and how they interact with the environment.

• Environmental Science

• Ecology

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

All of the ecosystems on the Earth where organisms live.

• Biosphere

• Biome

• Community

• Population

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Dense covering formed by the leafy tops of tall rainforest trees.

• Understory

• Canopy

• Photic Zone

• Humus

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Group of similar organisms that interbreed and produce fertile offspring.

• Community

• Population

• Species

• Ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Region near the surface of the water where sunlight reaches.

• Photic Zone

• Aphotic Zone

• Understory

• Estuary

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Any nonliving factor in an organism's environment.

• Biotic Factor

• Abiotic Factor

• Population

• Ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

All of the rock on Earth, including the continents.

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Day-to-day conditions of temperature and precipitation in an area.

• Climate

• Weather

• Hydrosphere

• Humus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5