Ecosystems
What is Ecology?
The study of ecosystems.
What is a biosphere?
The earths ecosystems as a whole.
What is the difference between climate and weather?
Climate is the average temp, precipitation, wind, and humidity, in an area over a LONG period of time. Weather is only the CURRENT temp, precipitation, wind, and humidity.
What is the difference between food chains and food webs?
Food chains are energy that is transferred from one organism to another, and food webs are the interactions of those food chains in a community.
What are the two main types of ecosystems?
Aquatic and Terrestrial.
What are the three biogeochemical cycles?
Water, Nitrogen, and Carbon cycles.
What is latitude?
The measure of distance from the equator to either of earths poles.
What type of consumer eats producers?
Primary.
How much of the earth is covered with marine ecosystems?
70%
How much of earths surface does nitrogen make up?
78%
What are TWO primary greenhouse gases?
Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Ozone, or Water vapor.
What do Detritivores eat?
Feed on dead matter.
What kind of forest doesn't lose it's leaves seasonally?
Temperate evergreen forests.
What is Ammonification?
The process through which bacteria or fungi convert nitrogen from decaying animals.
Why are some areas of the planet hot (tropical zones) while some are cold (polar zones)
Tropical zones are closer to the equator and get more direct sun than polar zones.
What can change the carrying capacity of a parcel of land?
When resources are changed or altered.
What caused the dust bowl?
Poor agriculture processes (wind erosion)
What are the three types of carbon cycles are?
Carbon pools, sinks, and sources.
How can the temperature of a climate affect agriculture?
It can cause drought, increase pests and disease, and cause livestock stress.
Give an example of an invasive species
Ant example we talked about.
What is a lentic ecosystem?
Slow-moving or still water.
How does carbon primarily leave the atmosphere?
Photosynthesis in plants.
What are the four ways that affect the climate?
Latitude, Altitude, Terrain, and Proximity to large bodies of water.
What is a Tertiary?
Consumers that eat secondary consumers.