Photosynthesis
Food Chains/Food Webs
Energy Pyramids
Catastrophic Events
Weathering, Erosion,
Deposition
Deposition
100
Radiant Energy is transformed in to what type of energy during photosynthesis?
Chemical Energy
100
Food Chains and Food Webs all begin with what living organism?
Producers/Plants
100
Which organism is the base of the energy pyramid and contains the most energy of all organisms on the planet?
Producers
100
Which of the following is not a catastrophic event?
Flooding, Tornados, Hurricanes, Tsunami, Forest Fires, Snow Storm
Snow Storm
100
What caused the wearing away of this rock wall?
Weathering
200
What is the primary source of energy for all living things?
Sugar, Glucose
200
The arrows on a food chain and food web diagram show what?
The flow of energy. The arrows point to the consumer of the energy source.
200
Primary Consumers use what organisms for energy? Primary consumers are also known as Herbivores.
Producers/Plants.
200
This catastrophic event can cause the spread of disease through long standing water.
Flooding
200
What caused this formation over time?
Erosion
300
What are the 3 reactants in photosynthesis?
Sunlight, Water, and Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
300
What are producers/autotrophs?
Producers are plants, bacteria, and algae. They make their own energy from the sunlight.
300
Energy flows in what direction on an energy pyramid?
It flows up: from the base to the peak(tip) of the pyramid.
300
A vortex of violently rotating winds that create a funnel-shaped cloud.
Tornado
300
What causes this Sand Bar to be created?
Deposition
400
What are the 2 products of photosynthesis?
Sugar (Glucose) and Oxygen(O2)
400
What is a consumer/heterotroph?
A living thing that requires energy from an outside source. They eat other living things for energy. THEY DO NOT MAKE THEIR OWN ENERGY.
400
How much energy is lost at each trophic level on an energy pyramid?
10%
400
A tropical cyclone with winds of 74 miles per hour or higher and typically form over tropical and subtropical waters.
Hurricanes
400
This a triangle-shaped deposit of gravel, sand, and even smaller pieces of sediment, such as silt.
Alluvial Fan
500
The definition of Radiant Energy is.....?
Energy from any Light Source.
500
What is the name of the organisms that return nutrients to the ground by utilizing energy from dead organisms?
Decomposers
500
If the producers provide 1000 kcal for a specific environment, how many kcal will primary consumers provide?
100 kcal
500
Giant waves caused by powerful earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the sea.
Tsunami
500
This is a wetland that formed in to rivers and empties it's sediment and water in to a larger body of water; usually an ocean.
Delta or River Deltas