Question

Match the terms to these definitions:
Heterotrophy, autotroph, evolution, prokaryote, microsphere, ozone shield, chemoheterotroph, protocell
.......... Formed from oxygen in the upper atmosphere, it protects the earth from ultraviolet radiation.

Answer 1

The Ozone layer or ozone shield is a region of Earth's stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet radiation. It contains high concentrations of ozone (O₃) in relation to other parts of the atmosphere, although still small in relation to other gases in the stratosphere.