Vocab Quiz #12: Unit 4 Ecosystems 2

The non-living parts of the environment.

• Consumer
• Matter
• Biotic Factors
• Abiotic Factors

A mixture of gases that surround a planet or moon.

• Atmosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Geosphere
• Biosphere

The part of Earth where life exists.

• Hydrosphere
• Atmosphere
• Biosphere
• Geosphere

The organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again.

• Photosynthesis
• Carbon Cycle
• Nitrogen Cycle
• Water Cycle

The change of state from a gas to a liquid; a step in the water cycle.

• Hydrosphere
• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Precipitation

An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms.

• Consumer
• Producer
• Matter
• Energy

Organism that obtains energy by feeding on dead organic matter.

• Consumer
• Producer
• Decomposer
• Matter

The change of state from a liquid to a gas; a step in the water cycle.

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Transpiration
• Precipitation

The mostly solid, rocky part of the Earth; extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust.

• Geosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Atmosphere
• Biosphere

All of the water on Earth; sometimes includes clouds and ice.

• Atmosphere
• Biosphere
• Geosphere
• Hydrosphere