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Ecosystems
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ecosystem | Different species of plants and animals interacting with each other and their nonliving enviroment |
| biome | large areas of land or water with many similar ecosystems |
| atmosphere | thin layer of air around the planet |
| troposhere | bottom layer of the atmosphere, contains CO2 , and methane ( greenhouse gases) which warms the earth, layer where weather occurs |
| stratosphere | layer lies above the troposhere, and contains the ozone layer which absorbs some radiation |
| hydrosphere | Consists of earth’s water found in liquid water, ice, and water vapor |
| decomposers | Bacteria and fungi ( help recycle nutrients back into the soil ) |
| Biosphere |