General Systems
This is a group of parts that work together as a whole.
What is a system?
The shifting of tectonic plates is the primary cause of earthquakes. This kind of activity takes place within which of Earth's systems?
What is the geosphere?
All living things are made of these basic units.
What are cells?
A campfire is an example of a _______ system.
What is an open system?
All the plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria living together in a forest make up this.
What is a community?
In a system, this is what comes out after it has done its job.
What is an output?
The system on Earth that includes all the water.
What is the hydrosphere?
This is the term for all the living and non-living things interacting in one place.
What is an ecosystem?
Water, rocks, air, and sunlight are examples of this kind of component in ecosystems.
What are non-living components (or abiotic factors)?
Temperature, sunlight, and rainfall in a desert are examples of these.
What are abiotic factors?
This part of a system helps keep it working properly by adjusting its actions based on results.
What is feedback
The Earth's layer of gases that supports life and protects us from the Sun.
What is the atmosphere?
These are the five basic needs of most living things: air, water, food, energy, and this.
What is a suitable habitat (or shelter)?
Inputs for an electric pencil sharpener include:
What is energy and a pencil?
Grass, rabbits, and hawks in a meadow are examples of these living parts of the environment.
What are biotic factors?
The difference between a system and its parts is that the system is the whole thing working together; these are the individual components inside.
What are the parts (or components)?
This “sphere” includes human-made things like cities, roads, and farms.
What is the anthrosphere?
These two systems work together to deliver oxygen to cells and remove carbon dioxide.
What are the respiratory system and circulatory system?
Outputs for an automobile include _____.
What is exhaust, motion, heat, fluids, or sounds?
All the oak trees in a forest make up this kind of group.
What is a population?
A central air conditioning unit is a system that includes a thermostat which is a component of the system called a control that maintains a preset temperature in the room. In the human body, the brain receives information from the senses and sends signals to make the body respond. What part of the system is the brain acting as?
What is the control?
This term describes how Earth's different systems (like air, water, and land) affect each other.
What is system interaction?
The primary function of all living systems is to ______ and ______.
What is to survive and reproduce?
A scuba diver uses an underwater breathing apparatus to access oxygen while underwater. The non living system in this interaction is _________.
What is an underwater breathing apparatus?
The tundra, with its cold temperatures, permafrost, and low-growing plants, is an example of this.
What is a biome?