Question

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a. biosphere
c. geosphere
d. hydrosphere

1. rivers, lakes, oceans and streams are all included in the ______ part of the earth.

a. ecosystem
b. biosphere
c. geosphere
d. hydrosphere

1. the continents, the ocean floor, all of the rocks on the surface, and all of the sand in the deserts are all considered part of the ______.

a. ecosystem
b. biosphere
c. geosphere
d. hydrosphere

1. what is the biosphere?

a. the zone of earth where life exists
b. the study of economic activities in natural environments
c. a theory about the relationship between ecology and economy
d. the process of recycling natural resources

1. biodiversity is best described as ______.

a. the amount of different species of organisms (plants and animals) living in the same area.
b. when only a few species inhabit an area.
c. when only one organism (plants and animals) is found living in one area.
d. all abiotic things in the environment

1. action of introducing harmful materials into the environment.

a. energy waste
b. pollution.
c. radiation
d. agriculture.

1. overhunting and overfishing have reduced the populations of many animals. this can lead to a species becoming ______.

a. genetically disadvantaged
b. captured
c. endangered
d. targeted

1. a(n) ______ species is any species which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.

a. endangered species
b. threatened
c. protected
d. outnumbered

1. why is \a\ less biodiverse than \b\?

image of a (a field of corn) and b (a scene with animals and various plants)
a. image \a\ is more biodiverse.
b. image \a\ has many corn plants and this makes it have high
ich\ biodiversity.
c. image \a\ has a lot more plants than image \b\
d. even though \a\ has a lot of corn plants they are all the same species and makes this a low \poor\ biodiverse area.

1. a ______ is an organism in a food chain that eats only producers (plants or algae).

a. producer
b. tertiary consumer
c. primary producers
d. primary consumer
image of a rabbit

Explanation:

Answer:

d. Hydrosphere
c. Geosphere
a. The zone of Earth where life exists
a. The amount of different species of organisms (plants and animals) living in the same area
b. Pollution
c. Endangered
b. Threatened
d. Even though "A" has a lot of corn plants they are all the same species and makes this a low "poor" biodiverse area
d. Primary consumer