Biosphere

is the part of Earth where life exists

• Biosphere

• Biota

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

The prefix "Bio" in Biosphere means:

• life

• water

• Earth

• air

The biosphere ONLY includes plants and animals that live on dry land.

• true

• false

• neither

• There is no dry land.

Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?

• Tundra

• Rainforest

• Desert

• Pineforest

What is a consequence of negative human interactions with the environment?

• degradation of soils

• destruction of animal habitats

• depleted population of certain fish

• all of the above

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The place on Earth's surface where all life dwells is called the _____________________________________________

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

Energy in the biosphere transfers from

• the sun to plants, herbivores, carnivores, and decomposers

• the sun to predators and decomposers

• plants to animals and decomposers

• decomposers to plants and then to animals

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Which one is NOT part of the biosphere?

• microorganisms and decomposers

• plants and animals

• aquatic life

• rocks, minerals, tectonic plates, and magma

The biosphere is made of all living organisms and their ecosystems?

• True

• False

Biomass is

• plants and animals, all living things on Earth

• the weight of the Earth

• what causes gravity

• what happens after things decompose

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