Matter
Matter cannot be ...
created or destroyed, only transformed.
What is the source of all energy that transfers throughout living things?
Sun or light energy
What is the sun's role in photosynthesis?
Provide light energy to the plant so it can use it to help make food.
What are the four major spheres? What do they mean?
hydrosphere-water
atmosphere-air
geosphere-ground, earth, rock
biosphere-life
Which biome is the largest? What percentage of Earth does it cover?
Marine Biome-70 %
Matter is
anything that takes up space or has weight...or has mass and volume.
What is a name for all plants?
producer
What are the two most important things that plants need to grow besides sunlight?
H2O and CO2 or water and air
What sphere do sharks belong to?
biosphere
97.5%
Chemical or physical? Salt dissolves in water.
Physical
The animal at the top of the food chain that does not have any predators besides humansl.
What do plants release? What do they make?
oxygen and glucose (sugar)
When a tsunami reaches land, what spheres are interacting? Explain
One response...hydrosphere and geopshere
Which biome receives the most rainfall?
rainforest
The three main phases of matter are...
solids, liquid, or gases
The Food chain shows the transfer of energy and what...?
matter
No
What spheres are involved in the water cycle?
All four major spheres
What is permafrost?
frozen ground/geosphere (with some hydrosphere)
When molecules are close together and do not take the shape of it's container. What phase?
Solid
What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
A food chain is only one linear path of transferring matter and energy; whereas, a web contains several different food chains overlapping.
What do you call the mouth on a leaf that takes in or releases CO2 or O2?
Stomata
What sphere would be mostly impacted during sinkhole?
geosphere
Where is the Chaparral biome?