| A | B |
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| What is the biosphere? | Where life exists. |
| What is the hydrosphere? | All of earth’s water, ice and water vapor. |
| What is the geosphere? | The feature of Earth’s surface and everything below Earth’s surface. |
| What do you find in geosphere? | Continents, rocks, the sea floor, etc. |
| What do you find in hydrosphere? | River |
| What do you find in biosphere? | In the Biota |
| What is an example of a connection between Earth systems? | Plants in the biosphere need water, air, and soil to survive, so all of the biospheres are interrelated. |
| What is climate? | Long term pattern of weather conditions in a region – shaped by temperature, sunlight, water, and wind. |
| Where is the tropical climate zone? | Surrounds the equator from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn – warm, moist conditions. |
| What characteristics do all deserts have in common? | Very dry climates and plants have deep roots. |
| What are some characteristics of temperate deciduous forests? | Hot in summer, cold in winter – even precipitation over the year. |
| What 2 biomes receive the least amount of precipitation? | Deserts and Tundra |
| What two areas are not considered to be biomes? | Polar ice caps and mountains |
| What is the canopy? | Uppermost branches of trees. Sunlight is a limiting factor for plants on the forest floor. |
| What characteristic distinguishes mountain communities from one another? | In mountains, the climate and the animal and plant communities change depending on the elevation. |
| If a species lives under high pressure in murky water, what ocean zone is it a part of? | Bathyl Zone |
| Why are producers that live in the abyssal zone chemosynthetic? | Because no sunlight penetrates the Abyssal Zone. |
| Which ocean zone contains by far the most biomass? | Neritic Zone – Contains 40 times the Biomass. |
| What is coral? | Animals |
| What are benefits of estuaries? | PROTECTION!!! mixture of freshwater from a river with saltwater from the ocean |
