Vocab 1
The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity.
Atmosphere
A gas that is used by plant and other organisms for photosynthesis and produced by cells during cellular respiration
Carbon dioxide
The outermost layer of Earth that consists of the curst and the uppermost part of the mantle; broken into pieces or segments called plates.
lithosphere
fossil fuels
This is carbon molecule is produced through the burning of fossil fuels and is harmful to living things and the environment.
carbon monoxide
The number of different species of plants and animals in an area.
Biodiversity
This Greek root word means "life"
bio
Carbon dioxide
The process by which nitrogen is converted among various chemical forms as it cycles among the soil, biosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere
nitrogen cycle
The movement of carbon dioxide and oxygen on Earth by the processes of respiration and photosynthesis
Carbon dioxide--oxygen cycle
The sum of all living matter on earth.
biosphere
This element is found in ALL living things.
Carbon
The continuous movement of different types of matter, such as water, phosphorous, nitrogen ,and carbon through different parts of the hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere
cycle of matter
Earth's atmosphere is held in place by this invisible force.
gravity
The continuous movement of carbon in and between the abiotic and biotic environments.
Carbon cycle
The Greek root "geo" means . . .
Earth
A Greek root word that means "stone" or "rock"
litho
This adjective means "not or non-living"
abiotic
Name a habitat with HIGH biodiversity.
The rainforest or ocean
This molecule is molecule for storing and transferring energy in cells. It is often referred to as the energy currency of the cell and can be compared to storing money in a bank.
ATP
an adjective meaning "living"
biotic
portion of the system of Earth that includes Earth's interior, rocks and minerals, landforms, and the processes that shape Earth's surface
geosphere
A gas produced by plants during photosynthesis that animals use for respiration. It's atomic number is 8.
Oxygen
The process of obtaining energy from the breaking of chemical bonds in nutrients
Cellular respiration
The carbon cycle can also be referred to as the __________.
circle of life