Basic Concepts of Systems

What is a system?

• A single object

• A collection of interacting parts

• A type of animal

• A type of plant

What holds the solar system together?

• Wind

• Water

• Gravity

• Light

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What is an example of a simple system mentioned in the text?

• A bridge

• A pair of scissors

• A hospital

• The internet

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What is the geosphere?

• The Earth's atmosphere

• The Earth's water bodies

• The Earth's core, mantle, and crust

• The Earth's plants and animals

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What is the hydrosphere?

• A system of interacting gases

• A system of interacting living organisms

• The interacting water on, under, and above Earth's surface

• A feeding relationship among organisms

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Which part of Earth's system is made up of interacting gases?

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

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What does the biosphere include?

• Only plants

• Only water

• All organisms living on Earth

• Only air

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What is a food web?

• A simple feeding relationship

• A system of interacting gases

• A more complex system showing all feeding relationships in an ecosystem

• A type of plant

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Which ecosystem includes saguaro cacti and mesquite trees?

• North Atlantic Ocean ecosystem

• Sonoran Desert ecosystem

• Coral reef ecosystem

• Arctic ecosystem

What are organisms that make their own food called?

• Consumers

• Decomposers

• Producers

• Omnivores