Topic 7: Biosphere End of Topic Assessment

What does the term "Abiotic" refer to in a biome?

• Living part of a biome, made up of plant and animal life

• Non-living part of a biome, includes the atmosphere, water, rock, and soil

• Renewable organic materials used as a source of fuel or energy

• The layer of gases above the Earth's surface

What is the definition of "Altitude"?

• The change in ecosystems at different altitudes

• The height of the land

• The layer of gases above the Earth's surface

• The living layer of Earth between the lithosphere and atmosphere

What does "Atmosphere" refer to?

• The height of the land

• The layer of gases above the Earth's surface

• Renewable organic materials used as a source of fuel or energy

• The living layer of Earth between the lithosphere and atmosphere

What is "Biomass"?

• A large-scale ecosystem, e.g. tropical rainforest

• The living layer of Earth between the lithosphere and atmosphere

• Renewable organic materials such as wood, agricultural crops or wastes, when used as a source of fuel or energy

• The average weather conditions over a 30-year period

What is a "Biome"?

• A large-scale ecosystem, e.g. tropical rainforest

• The living layer of Earth between the lithosphere and atmosphere

• The change in ecosystems at different altitudes

• A view based on the published works of Ester Boserup

What does "Biosphere" refer to?

• The living layer of Earth between the lithosphere and atmosphere

• The layer of gases above the Earth's surface

• The height of the land

• The average weather conditions over a 30-year period

What is the meaning of "Biotic"?

• Non-living part of a biome, includes the atmosphere, water, rock, and soil

• Living part of a biome, made up of plant (flora) and animal (fauna) life

• Renewable organic materials used as a source of fuel or energy

• The layer of gases above the Earth's surface

What is the "Boserupian" view?

• An optimistic view of resource consumption which argues that as population grows, innovative humans invent new ways of producing more food

• The change in ecosystems at different altitudes

• The living layer of Earth between the lithosphere and atmosphere

• A pessimistic view of resource consumption which argues large-scale crisis will occur when resources run out

What does 'carbon sequestering' mean?

• Natural stores for carbon-containing chemical compounds, like carbon dioxide or methane

• Removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and locking it up in biotic material

• The average weather conditions over a 30-year period

• The layer of gases above the Earth's surface

What is a "Carbon sink"?

• The height of the land

• The layer of gases above the Earth's surface

• Natural stores for carbon-containing chemical compounds, like carbon dioxide or methane

• Renewable organic materials used as a source of fuel or energy