Chapter 1 part 1.2 The Biosphere

1. rain forest 2. ocean3. savanna 4. mangrove wetland 5. a fog desert

biosphere 2 was designed to contain five biomes or habitats. Name them

the project was started back in the late 1980s.

biosphere II

Cells

A cell is the fundamental unit of life! It is the smallest thing that we know of that can satisfy all seven properties of life

Population

A group of individuals of the same species, occupying (or interacting) within the same space and time. For example, you're studying a group of individuals that are of the same species so it would be just African elephants and not African and Asian Elephants or not African elephants and like mastodons on because you are the same species that are occupying here in her acting the same within the same space and time frame

Organism

An individual living being. This includes microscopic organisms too! For example, If you want to get more specific even study things and organism level so it's just the individual living thing it's also includes microscopic organisms

Community

Consists of all the populations of organisms (plants, animals, microbes) that occupy an ecosystem. For example, you're looking at like living organisms so they can be small unicellular things like microbes or things that you find in pond water so it can be very small and microscopic or either be looking at or studying communities of plants or communities of animals but they're all in a share common ecosystem

Who designed Biosphere 2 and put a lot of money into it?

Ed Bass

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How many people entered Biosphere 2?

Biosphere started having management issues and there was issues with each other. It ended after 6 months.

In 1994, what happened to the second group?

When did the first start for Biosphere 1?

The first started around September 1991

What is Biosphere meant for?

The project hoped to demonstrate the feasibility of space colonization by recreating the earth's ecological systems inside of an artificial habitat inevitably you would have to take some of these biological processes that were so dependent here on earth form into space and balance what happens between them to support the existence of a certain number of people for an extended period of time

oxygen began to go down and down and down about halfway through this first two-year mission it got so low that they had to add oxygen in because they were concerned for the safety of the individuals

What was one of the first challenges that 8 people experienced?

university of Arizona

Who currently owns and operates biosphere 2?

Tissue

are a group of cells that work together to perform a specific function.

Organelles

are components found within a cell; organelles have individual functions which help carry out a cells function. It is not alive it can't reproduce on its own it's only a few of the properties of Life.

Molecules

are groups of atoms joined together via chemical bonds. all molecules are groups of different types of chemical bonds For example, H2O

Organ system

consists of a group of organs that work together to perform a vital bodily function. For example, A group of organs that work together to perform a major function in the body. For example, the heart which is our Central pump

Subatomic particles

include an atoms protons, neutrons and electrons.

Biosphere I

includes all life on Earth from the Marina Trench to the highest aspect of our atmosphere.

Ecosystem

includes all living organisms as well as the non-living components that impact non-living components includes all the living organisms in one particular area as well as the nonliving components/physical factors that affect life (air, sunlight, wind, water)

Biosphere 2

is an Earth system science research facility located in Oracle, Arizona. It is a 3.14 acre research facility that was designed to mimic earth's complex natural systems.

Where's biosphere 1

is the earth we live on

Atom

is the fundamental unit of matter; it is the smallest unit of an element that is capable of displaying the properties o that element. Atoms are made up of smaller units called subatomic particles.

Biotic

living factors such as predators, prey, competitors

Organ

multiple tissues functioning together to perform a specific task.

Abiotic

non-living factors such as sunlight, minerals, air, temperature