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Factors That Sustain Life

1. Temperature affects a planet's ability to support life by determining whether water can exist in a liquid state. Liquid water is essential for life as we know it. 2. Liquid water is important for living organisms because it allows organisms to survive, break down food molecules to generate energy, regulate metabolism, and transport compounds into and out of cells. 3. Earth's atmosphere protects life from ultraviolet radiation, provides oxygen for respiration, and carbon dioxide for photosynthesis in plants. It helps sustain life on Earth.

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Factors That Sustain Life

1. Temperature affects a planet's ability to support life by determining whether water can exist in a liquid state. Liquid water is essential for life as we know it. 2. Liquid water is important for living organisms because it allows organisms to survive, break down food molecules to generate energy, regulate metabolism, and transport compounds into and out of cells. 3. Earth's atmosphere protects life from ultraviolet radiation, provides oxygen for respiration, and carbon dioxide for photosynthesis in plants. It helps sustain life on Earth.

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A. Directions: Answer the questions briefly.

1. How does temperature affect the ability of a planet to support life?


The surface temperature of a planet has profound impacts on its habitability.
When a planet self- regulates, that temperature can stabilize, but if a world is
constantly sweating off heat, the surface could wind up too hot for water.

2. Why is liquid water important among living organisms?


Living organisms need water to survive,.. Other organisms require water to break
down food molecules or generate energy during the respiration process. Water
also helps many organisms regulate metabolism and dissolves compounds going
into or out of the body.

3. What is the role of the atmosphere in sustaining life on Earth?


The atmosphere also protects living things on earth from the sun's harmful
ultraviolet radiation, the atmosphere also helps to sustain life on earth, it provides
oxygen for humans and animals to breath,and carbon dioxide for plants.

4. How do living organisms harness energy?


In cellular respiration,glucose is broken down by the removal of its hydrogen
atoms. That process releases energy in the form of electrons,negatively charged
particles that fuel all of the cells other work in later reactions. These less common
organisms can harness electrons from chemical sources instead of sun.

5. How are nutrients recycled on Earth?


The mineral and nutrients in the soil is recycled back into the production of crops

B. Directions: Complete the table below by supplying the planet’s requirements for
life to exist.

Factors Planet’s Requirements for Life to Exists

Life seems limited to a temperature range of minus 15oC to 115oC.


1. Temperature In this range, liquid water can still exist under certain conditions.
Water can dissolve many substances easily and it also has a
2. Water high heat capacity, which means it takes a lot of energy to
cause water to change temperature. This property of water
gives earth its relatively moderate climate.

Earth & Venus are the right size to hold a sufficient-sized


3. Atmosphere atmosphere. Earth’s atmosphere is about 100 miles thick. It keeps
the surface warm & protects it from radiation & small- to medium-
sized meteorites.

With a steady input of either light or chemical energy, cells can run
4. Energy the chemical reactions necessary for life.

All solid planets & moons have the same general chemical makeup,
5. Nutrients so nutrients are present. Those with a water cycle or volcanic activity
can transport and replenish the chemicals required by living
organisms.

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