Deck 3: The Biosphere

Question 1

The Second Law of Thermodynamics is sometimes called the law of

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Energy can neither be created nor destroyed.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The physical world is not static; change is a continual feature of life.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

On our planet, matter flows through a system and is not reused.

Question 5

On our planet, matter flows through a system and is not reused.

Question 6

Spiral galaxies contain places where new stars are made.

Question 7

As matter cycles around, it is stored in a source then released by a sink.

Question 8

Nitrogen is readily available to plants, which extract it from the air.

Question 9

The lithosphere is static; it does not move.

Question 10

Once material is extracted from the lithosphere, it cannot be put back.

Question 11

The atmosphere is responsible for regulating conditions on the surface of the planet that make them right for life.

Question 12

Water vapor helps to regulate the temperature of Earth's surface.

Question 13

Desert soil contains no water.

Question 14

The biosphere begins about one foot below the surface and extends into the atmosphere.

Question 15

A population contains individuals of the same species; a community contains a variety of species.

Question 16

A habitat is where an organism lives; a niche is how it earns its living.

Question 17

Disturbances such as fire or flood in an ecosystem are considered to be problems which limit biodiversity.

Question 18

Some life forms contain cells; some do not.

Question 19

Networks are a feature of all life.

Question 20

Following the process of succession an ecosytsem will reach a stable and static state.

Question 21

Emergence, the spontaneous appearance of novel properties in a system, is a feature of life.

Question 22

Resilience is the ability of a system to spring back to its original condition without changing at all.

Question 23

Mitochondria in modern cells were originally the result of symbiosis between two different types of bacteria.

Question 24

Symbiosis means evolution through survival of the fittest.

Question 25

Mycorrhizae are partnerships within the root zones of most plants.

Question 26

All life is made of connections.

Question 27

The Sun's temperature has gradually increased over its lifetime.

Question 28

James Lovelock, developer of the Gaia theory, said that the presence of life on another planet could be inferred from the composition of its atmosphere.

Question 29

Something that is just a theory is unsupported by evidence, while a hypothesis is scientifically more valid.

Question 30

Oxygen is volatile, reactive chemical.

Question 31

Marine algae play a role in regulating Earth's temperature.

Question 32

The Gaia theory led to the field of study known as Earth system science.

Question 33

The Second Law of Thermodynamics is sometimes called the law of

A) entropy
B) heat transfer
C) heat flow
D) power

Question 34

The lithosphere consists of

A) water
B) rock
C) air
D) printer's ink

Question 35

The major kingdoms of life are

A) plants and animals
B) plants, animals, and bacteria
C) plants, animals, and eukaryotes
D) plants, animals, fungi, protists, and bacteria

Question 36

The term which most accurately describes how energy is passed through an ecosystem is

A) food chain
B) food web
C) either; the terms are synonymous

Question 37

Which of the following is a type of trophic level?

A) producer
B) consumer
C) decomposer
D) all of the above

Question 38

The largest pollution disaster in Earth's history was the appearance of

A) oxygen
B) carbon dioxide
C) dioxin
D) DDT