SECTION LIFE IN THE EARTH SYSTEM

15.1 Section Quiz

Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. The biota is the collection of living things that live in the

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

2. Which Earth system includes all the other Earth systems?

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

3. Lake Michigan is part of the

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

4. Which of the following is an example of a connection between Earth systems?

a. deer drinking from a stream

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b. ice melting on a lake
c. minerals forming under Earth’s surface
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d. a robin hatching from an egg

5. The Gaia hypothesis suggests that

a. Earth systems do not interact.
b. Earth is a thinking being that regulates each Earth system.
c. Earth systems are not necessary for life on Earth.
d. Earth systems interact to yield a biosphere full of life.

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